Subject Code: ME6L152 Subject Name: Compressible Flows L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
Pre-Requisite(s): Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics
Fundamental Aspects of Compressible Flow: Introduction, Isentropic flow in a stream tube, speed of sound, Mach waves; One dimensional Isentropic Flow; Normal Shock Waves; Oblique Shock Waves; Prandtl-Meyer Expansion; Flow over bodies involving shock and expansion waves; Variable Area Flow, operating characteristics of nozzles, convergent-divergent supersonic diffusers; Adiabatic Flow in a Duct with Friction : Flow in a constant area duct, friction factor variations, the Fanno line; Flow with Heat addition or Removal.

Review of Eigen Vectors & Eigen Values, Linearization of PDEs, Perturbation; Introduction to Instability & Transition of Fluid Flows; Linear Stabiltiy & Normal Modes as Perturbations; KH Instability; Stability of Parallel Flows, Orr-Sommerfield Equation; Blasius Boundary Layer – Secondary Instability & Bypass Transition.
  Text/Reference Books:
  1. Anderson J.D., Modern Compressible Flow with Historical Perspective, McGraw-Hill
  2. Shapiro A.H., The Dynamics & Thermodynamics of Compressible Fluid Flow (Vol 1 &Vol 2)., Wiley.
  3. Panton R.L., Incompressible Flow, Wiley.
  4. White F.M., Viscous Fluid Flow, McGraw-Hill.
  5. Schlichting H., and Gersten K., Boundary Layer Theory, Springer.
  6. John J., and Keith T., Gas Dynamics, Pearson.
  7. Liepmann H.W., and Roshko A., Elements of Gas Dynamics, Dover.
  8. Balachandran P., Gas Dynamics for Engineers, PHI.
  9. Balachandran P., Fundamentals of Compressible Fluid Dynamics, PHI.