MAE 4223 creditsPrereq: Pre-Requisite: MAE 335 .Aerospace Engineering or Dual Majors Only.
MAE 422: Gas Dynamics
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- Explores fundamentals of gas dynamics and compressible aerodynamics including one-dimensional isentropic flow; one-dimensional flow with friction and with heating or cooling; normal shock relations; oblique shocks and expansion waves; the method of characteristics; quasi-one-dimensional flow; nozzles and diffusers; shock tubes; and small perturbation theory.
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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- Matthew MacLean
- Paul Desjardin
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