High Speed Aerodynamics

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Fundamentals of compressible flow; governing Euler equations; adiabatic and isentropic flow; normal and oblique shocks and expansion waves, moving shocks, shock interactions, wedge and cone flow; supersonic airfoils, exact and thin theory, choked flow and wind-tunnel design, two-dimensional gas dynamics, and method of characteristics. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in AERO 301 .