Compressible Aerodynamics Home (original) (raw)
At this Web site you can study high speed aerodynamics at your own pace and to your own level of interest. Some of the topics included are:isentropic flows,oblique, andnormal shock waves, andmultiple shock interactions. Because high speed aerodynamics involves the generation of heat, there are several pages devoted to basic gas properties, how those properties change through the atmosphere, and some basic thermodynamics.
This site was prepared at NASA Glenn to provide background information on high speed aerodynamics for undergraduates, professionals, and life-long learners. There is a particular emphasis here on themath and science involved with high speed aerodynamics. High school students should be able to make sense of the math and science principles. We include many, small, interactivecalculators and simulators which solve the flow equations and are provided to aid your understanding.
This site has been intentionally organized to mirror the unstructured nature of the world wide web. There are many pages here connected to one another through hyperlinks and you can then navigate through the links based on your own interest and inquiry. There is an index of topics that you can access from any page, so you are never more than two clicks away from any other Web page at this site. However, if you prefer a more structured approach, you can also take one of ourGuided Tours through the site. Each tour provides a sequence of pages dealing with some aspect of aerodynamics.
NOTICE --- The site has been developed to support Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Many of the pages contain mathematical equations which have been produced graphically and which are too long or complex to provide in an "ALT" tag. For these pages, we have retained the non-compliant graphic at the top of the page and have provided a compliant text version of the equations in the body of the page. In many cases, because of the use of Greek fonts in the graphics, the purely English text version of the equations is slightly different than the graphic version. The differences are noted in the text.
Navigation..
Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics
Beginner's Guide to Propulsion