Elements of Gas Dynamics

by A. Roshko and H.W. Liepmann

Book Overview

First-rate text covers introductory concepts from thermodynamics, one-dimensional gas dynamics and one-dimensional wave motion, waves in supersonic flow, flow in ducts and wind tunnels, methods of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486419630
• ISBN13: 9780486419633
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Permanent Companion

I used this book during an undergraduate research project in the UK in 1971 on gas discharge from a resonance tube and found it provided the heart and soul of the topic. While slightly challenging for a senior undergraduate student it inspires motivation to persevere with the theoretical foundations and analytical techniques leading to full enrichment in understanding the topic. Even though my graduate degrees focussed on space robotic dynamics and control I still fervently revere Liepman and Roshko's book as a lifetime refernce companion on gas dynamics.

Good Graduate Text

This book is really good. However, I don't recommend it for an undergraduate level student. Equations are sometimes proven by saying, "after some manipulation." As a reference or a graduate text however, this book is very nice to have around. It is small and the chapters are well labeled.

Nice book

The book arrived quickly and I found the book the way it was described