Elements of Gas Dynamics (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering) - Softcover

Liepmann, H.W.; Roshko, Anatol

 
9780486419633: Elements of Gas Dynamics (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering)

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First-rate text covers introductory concepts from thermodynamics, one-dimensional gas dynamics and one-dimensional wave motion, waves in supersonic flow, flow in ducts and wind tunnels, methods of measurement, the equations of frictionless flow, small-perturbation theory, transonic flow, and much more. For advanced undergraduate or graduate physics and engineering students with at least a working knowledge of calculus and basic physics. Exercises demonstrate application of material in text.

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Intended for aeronautics students, this text will also be helpful to practicing engineers and scientists who work on problems involving the aerodynamics of compressible fluids. The book covers general principles of gas dynamics to provide a working understanding of the essentials of gas flow, explaining introductory concepts from thermodynamics inc

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ISBN 10:  0471534609 ISBN 13:  9780471534600
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1966
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