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This chapter treats the problematic of compressible Flow. It starts with basic definitions of speed of sound, Mach number and the critical state. Effect of cross-section change on Mach number, the normal shock wave relations is presented. The supersonic flow, normal and oblique shock wave relations, detached shock wave and the Prandtl-Meyer expansion are explained. Unsteady compressible flow, its one-dimensional approximation and its numerical solution is presented using a shock tube. Pressure, temperature and mass transient within a shock tube concludes this chapter.
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Schobeiri, M.T. (2022). Compressible Flow. In: Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer for Engineers and Scientists. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72925-7_13
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