Real Gas Flows with High Velocities / Edition 1

by Vladimir V. Lunev

Overview

Despite generations of change and recent, rapid developments in gas dynamics and hypersonic theory, relevant literature has yet to catch up, so those in the field are generally forced to rely on dated monographs to make educated decisions that reflect present-day science.

Written by preeminent Russian aerospace researcher Vladimir V. Lunev, Real Gas Flows with High Velocities reflects the most current concepts of high-velocity gas dynamics. For those in aviation and aerospace, this is a vital methodical revitalization and reassessment of real gas flows with regard to the physical and gasdynamic effects related to high-velocity flight, and, in particular, the entry of bodies into the atmosphere of Earth and other planets.

Much more than just a manual on gas physics, this book:

• Analyzes fundamental challenges associated with super- and subsonic flight
• Describes the physical properties of gas mixtures and their associated high-temperature processes from the phenomenological standpoint
• Explores use of computational mathematics and equipment to simplify previously unsolvable problems of inviscid and viscous gas dynamics
• Explains why numerical methods remain inferior to analytical methods for creating a conceptual understanding of gas dynamic and other physical problems

Avoiding older, cumbersome approximate methods, this reference outlines the general patterns and features of typical flows and how real gas affects them. Referencing simple, analytically treatable examples, similarity laws, and asymptotic analysis, the author omits superfluous explanation of reasoning. This valuable reference summarizes general theory of super- and subsonic flow and uses practical problems to develop a solid understanding of modern real-gas flows and high-velocity gas dynamics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439804650
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/03/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	751
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Vladimir V. Lunev

Table of Contents

Gasdynamic model and equations. Inviscid gasdynamics. Shock waves. Theory of characteristics. Mixed, subsonic-supersonic flows. Self-similar solutions. Flows with strong shocks. Thin sharp bodies in hypersonic flow. Flows past thin blunt bodies. Relaxing gas models. Nonequilibrium gas flows. Viscous Flows and Boundary Layers. Viscous flows of multicomponent gases. Radiating gasdynamics. Bibliography.