Class

Date

Day

Topics

Reading

1

2 Sep

R

Intro to gas dynamics, classification of flow regime, review of conservation principles (COM, COLM)

ES 201 notes on COM & COLM,

ES 212 notes on Bernoulli Equation

2

3 Sep

F

Review of conservation & accounting principles (COE, AOS)

ES 201 Notes on COE & AOS

3

6 Sep

M

Gibbs equation, h-s (T-s) diagram, isentropic process

ME 301 notes on ideal gases with variable specific heats

 4

7 Sep

T

Wave propagation in a compressible medium, speed of sound, Mach angle

4.1 – 4.4

5

9 Sep

R

Adiabatic flow equations, static and stagnation temperature, heat shield in re-entry vehicle

3.5

6

10 Sep

F

Isentropic flow equations, stagnation pressure, variation of thermodynamic properties in acceleration/deceleration

 4.5 – 4.7

7

13 Sep

M

Area effect in nozzle and diffuser, differential analysis of area variation in terms of Mach number

5.1 – 5.3,

5.5 – 5.6

8

14 Sep

T

Operation of a CD nozzle, 1^st and 3^rd critical pressure ratios, choking, examples

5.7

9

16 Sep

R

Non-isentropic adiabatic flow, relation between entropy generation and stagnation pressure loss, variation of sonic area in in a non-isentropic nozzle

5.4, 5.8 – 5.9

10

17 Sep

F

Develop normal shock equations, physics of shock wave

6.1 – 6.5

11

20 Sep

M

Off-design operation of a CD nozzle, 2^nd critical pressure ratio

6.6

12

21 Sep

T

Determine the shock location for a known operating pressure ratio

6.6

13

23 Sep

R

Block and starting in a supersonic wind tunnel

6.7

14

24 Sep

F

Moving shock wave, transformation of reference frame, applications

7.1 – 7.3

15

27 Sep

M

Review

16

28 Sep

T

Exam 1 (Lectures 1 – 14)

17

30 Sep

R

Develop oblique shock equations, weak versus strong solutions

7.4 – 7.6

18

1 Oct

F

Supersonic flow over a wedge

7.7

19

4 Oct

M

Shock reflection at a free surface, complex wave system outside an over-expanded jet

7.8

20

5 Oct

T

Shock reflection at a solid surface

7.7

21

7 Oct

R

Prandtl-Meyer flow

8.1 – 8.5

22

8 Oct

F

Under-expanded nozzle flow, boundary conditions

8.6

23

11 Oct

M

Pressure analysis of supersonic airfoil

8.7

24

12 Oct

T

Supersonic inlet: fixed versus variable geometry

12.9

Fall Break

25

18 Oct

M

Review

26

19 Oct

T

Exam 2 (Lectures 17 – 24)

27

21 Oct

R

Thermodynamics of a Fanno flow

9.1 – 9.5

28

22 Oct

F

Dynamics of a Fanno flow

9.6 – 9.7

29

25 Oct

M

Friction choking in subsonic flow

9.8

30

26 Oct

T

Friction choking in supersonic flow (short duct)

9.8

31

28 Oct

R

Friction choking in supersonic flow (long duct)

9.8

32

29 Oct

F

Examples of Fanno flow

33

1 Nov

M

Thermodynamics of a Rayleigh flow

10.1 – 10.5

34

2 Nov

T

Stagnation state of a Rayleigh flow, T-s diagram representation

10.6 – 10.7

35

4 Nov

R

Examples: heating versus cooling

10.6 – 10.7

36

5 Nov

F

Thermal choking in subsonic flow

10.8

37

8 Nov

M

Thermal choking in supersonic flow

10.8

38

9 Nov

T

Condensation shock, effect of condensation on the design Mach number of a supersonic wind tunnel

39

11 Nov

R

Review

40

12 Nov

F

Exam 3 (Lectures 27 – 38)

Project presentations during finals week

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