Introduction to Gas Dynamics

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: None. Enforced Prerequisite: (MATH 215 or MATH 205 or MATH 285) and CHEM 125 and CHEM 130 and (PHYSICS 140 or PHYSICS 160) and PHYSICS 141. Minimum grade requirement of “C-” for enforced prerequisite. (3 credits) Covers fundamental concepts in thermodynamics and fluid dynamics. Topics include molecular and continuum concepts for fluids, first and second laws of thermodynamics, conservation laws for moving fluids, one-dimensional compressible flows, shocks and expansion waves, and flows in nozzles.