Compressible Fluid Flow

by Michel A. Saad

Book Overview

This reference develops the fundamental concepts of compressible fluid flow by clearly illustrating their applications in real-world practice through the use of numerous worked-out examples and problems. The book covers concepts of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics which relate directly to compressible flow; discusses isentropic flow through a variable-area duct; describes normal shock waves, including moving shock waves and shock-tube analysis;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131634860
• ISBN13: 9780131634862
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Aerodynamics on a more fundamental level.

When I was a youngster, which was a long time ago, I loved to glue together model airplanes. There was usually a little thing on the wing called a 'Pitot tube'. What was that? Well, now I have this book, and it explains all about Pitot tubes, and different variations, and tubes with other names that have a similar function. And it has line drawings, and equations to explain the Pitot tube. The Pitot tube measures something called 'stagnation pressure'. Now I have to read more to find out what that is.

Good basic book to pickup!

I used this book way back in 1995 in my last year of Mechanical Engineering. I found this book to be easy to understand, straight forward and helpful. It had alot of good examples and challenging questions at the end of each chapter. I would say that this book is suitable for someone in the industry who wants a good basic review of what they have learned. Definitely not for those higher levels of understanding.