Summary
A reciprocal property for the two-dimentional, irrotational flow of a compressible fluid is derived. From this certain flows can be obtained which possess the property of having simply-related velocity potentials and stream functions. To each flow pattern there corresponds a certain pressure density law. Using this property, an approximation method for subsonic flow is deduced, and an example is given which indicates that satisfactorily accurate results can be achieved.
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Power, G., Smith, P. Application of a reciprocal property to subsonic flow. Appl. sci. Res. 8, 386–392 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00411764
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00411764