Gas Dynamics
Ethirajan Rathakrishnan
,Contents
1 Some Preliminary Thoughts 1
2 Basic Equations of Compressible Flow 3
3 Wave Propagation 23
4 One-Dimensional Flow 25
5 Normal Shock Waves 79
6 Oblique Shock and Expansion Waves 119
7 Potential Equation for Compressible Flow 157
8 Similarity Rules 161
9 Two Dimensional Compressible Flows 165
10 Prandtl-Meyer Flow 169
11 Flow with Friction and Heat Transfer 173
12 MOC 205
13 Measurements in Compressible Flow 207
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, Chapter 2
Basic Equations of
Compressible Flow
2.1 In the reservoir, the air is at stagnation state. So, the entropy relation
would be ! " ! "
T02 p02
s2 − s1 = cp ln − R ln
T01 p01
But, T01 = T02 for adiabatic process. Therefore,
! "
p01
∆s = R ln
p02
! "
p01
= R ln 1 = R ln 2
2 p01
= 198.933 J/(kg K)
Note: It should be noted that, for entropy only subscripts 2 and 1 are used;
since entropy is not defined like static or stagnation entropy.
2.2 Let the initial state be denoted by subscript 1 and expanded state by sub-
script 2.
(a) Since the cylinder is insulated, preventing any heat transfer what-so-ever,
the process is adiabatic. The governing equation for this process is given by
p1 Vγ1 = p2 Vγ2 = constant (1)
Also, from ideal gas state equation
p1 V1 p2 V2
= =R (2)
T1 T2
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