Modern Compressible Flow: With Historical Perspective (McGraw-Hill Series in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering) - Hardcover

Anderson, John David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070016739 ISBN 13: 9780070016736

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 1989

Synopsis

Modern Compressible Flow, Second Edition, presents the fundamentals of classical compressible flow along with the latest coverage of modern compressible flow dynamics and high-temperature flows. The second edition maintains an engaging writing style and offers philosophical and historical perspectives on the topic. It also continues to offer a variety of problems-providing readers with a practical understanding. The second edition includes the latest developments in the field of modern compressible flow.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Use of historical perspective to present concepts
(retained from older editions).
Integration of computer methods in compressible flow.
EES problems available on book web site, and identified when they appear in the book.
Additional examples and problems showing design
and open-ended problem solving.

About the Author:

John D. Anderson, Jr., was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 1937. He attended the University of Florida, graduating in 1959 with high honors and a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering Degree. From 1959 to 1962, he was a Lieutenant and Task Scientist at the Aerospace Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. From 1962 to 1966, he attended the Ohio State University under the National Science Foundation and NASA Fellowships, graduating with a PhD in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. In 1966, he joined the U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory as Chief of the Hypersonics Group. In 1973, he became Chairman of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, and since 1980 has been Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland. In 1982, he was designated a Distinguished Scholar/Teacher by the University. During 19861987, while on sabbatical from the University, Dr. Anderson occupied the Charles Lindbergh Chair at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. He continued with the Air and Space Museum one day each week as their Special Assistant for Aerodynamics, doing research and writing on the History of Aerodynamics. In addition to his position as Professor of Aerospace Engineering, in 1993, he was made a full faculty member of the Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science and in 1996 an affiliate member of the History Department at the University of Maryland. In 1996, he became the Glenn L. Martin Distinguished Professor for Education in Aerospace Engineering. In 1999, he retired from the University of Maryland and was appointed Professor Emeritus. He is currently the Curator for Aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0070016739
• ISBN 13: 9780070016736
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 672