Instructor: S. Han
Tennessee Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
ME4310, Gas Dynamics, Spring 2016
Office: BN310
Phone: 372-3246
Email: Shan@tntech.edu
Text: Modern Compressible Flow with Historical Perspective, John Anderson, Jr., 3rd Ed., McGraw Hill, 2003.
Prerequisite: ME3210, ME3720
Course Description: Fundamentals of compressible flows: isentropic flow, normal and oblique shock waves and
expansion waves, flow through converging-diverging nozzle, unsteady wave motion, linearized flow and numerical
methods.
Course Objectives: To introduce student to the fundamental physical properties associated with high speed flows
encountered in mechanical and aerospace engineering applications, such as gas flow in gas turbine, jet engines,
wind tunnel and air flow around airplanes.
Attendance: Required. Excessive absence from class will be penalized.
Assignment: Homework assignments will be given periodically and their solutions will be posted in my website.
Homework will not be collected for grading but quizzes will be given to test your knowledge on the homework
materials. No make-up quizzes will be given under any circumstances.
Exams: One mid-term exam and final exam will be given as scheduled. No make-up exam will be given except in
an emergency.
Grades: Mid-term (30 %); quizzes (25 %); final exam (45 %). Total (100 %)
Letter grade will be assigned as A (100 %-90 %), B (below 90 %-80 %), C (below 80 %-70 %), D (below
70 %-60 %) and F (below 60 %)
Academic Honesty: Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any student caught cheating will receive a zero
grade on the assignment and tests. Further punishment through the University disciplinary committee is
also possible. Consult ME department website for the definition on academic misconducts.
Assistance: If you need help, see me as soon as possible. Do not delay seeking help.
Disability: If you have a disability, which may require some special accommodation, see the Director of Disability
Services during the first week of semester.
Class: MWF, 9:05-10:00 am, BN307; Office Hours: TBA
Class Schedule
Date
Period
Day
Subjects
Reading
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1/20
1/22
1
2
W
F
Introduction, 1-D flow equations
continued
Chap. 1& 2
1/25
1/27
1/29
3
4
5
M
W
F
Sound wave
Stagnation properties
Normal shock
3.3-3.4
3.5
3.6
2/1
6
M
continued
3.7
2/3
2/5
7
8
W
F
Non-isentropic flows
Rayleigh and Fanno flows
3.8-3.9
2/8
2/10
2/12
9
10
11
M
W
F
continued
continued
continued
2/15
2/17
2/19
12
13
14
M
W
F
Oblique shock
Oblique shock applications
continued
4.1
4.4-4.6
2/22
2/24
2/26
15
16
17
M
W
F
Prandtl-Meyer waves
continued
Shock expansion theory
4.13
2/29
3/2
3/4
18
19
20
M
W
F
Mid-term exam
Isentropic flow
Converging-diverging nozzle
3/7-11
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M-F
Spring Break
3/14
3/16
3/18
21
22
23
M
W
F
continued
Wind tunnel applications
continued
3/21
3/23
3/25
24
25
26
M
W
F
Differential equations
continued
continued
6.1-6.4
3/28
3/30
4/1
27
28
29
M
W
F
Unsteady wave motions
continued
continued
7.1
7.2
4/4
4/6
4/8
30
31
32
M
W
F
Moving normal shocks
continued
Finite wave propagation
7.3
4/11
4/13
4/15
33
34
35
M
W
F
continued
Shock tubes
continued
7.7
7.8
4/18
4/20
4/22
36
37
38
M
W
F
Velocity potential
Linearized flow
Subsonic/supersonic flow
Chap. 8
9.1-9.2
9.3-9.6
4/25
4/27
4/29
39
40
41
M
W
F
Numerical technique
continued
continue
11.1-11.4
5/2
*
M
Final Exam; 8:00-10:00 am, BN307
4.14
5.1-5.4
5.4
5.5
7.6