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ME 572 Intermediate Gas Dynamics
3 graduate credits
Instructor:
Rolf D. Reitz
Phone: 608/262-0145
E-mail: reitz@engr.wisc.edu
Course objective:
This class will demonstrate the application of mechanics and
thermodynamics to a variety of compressible fluid problems, both
practical and theoretical. Emphasis is placed on understanding
physical mechanisms and the use of computer simulations to understand
unsteady compressible flows and pressure waves in fluids.
Course description:
Topics studied include thermodynamics and fluid dynamics of
compressible gas flows with friction and heat transfer, and their
application to nozzles, shock tubes and propulsion devices; wave
phenomena and engine port tuning; physics of high-temperature gases
and equilibrium, non-equilibrium and frozen flaws.
Prerequisites:
Calculus (partial derivatives, vector mathematics and integral transforms), mechanics and thermodynamics (conservation laws).
Homework:
Weekly problem assignments.
Exams:
Midterm and final.
Computer software:
EES software package (will be sent free of charge with enrollment). A Fortran program will be used. A Fortran compiler is required.
Computer facilities:
None.
Textbook:
Modern Compressible Flow (With Historical Perspective), J.D. Anderson, McGraw-Hill, Second Edition, 1990, ISBN 0-07-001673-9.
Course notes:
None.
Website:
www.erc.wisc.edu
