Gas Dynamics

- How to apply the basic laws of mechanics and thermodynamics to describe compressible flows.

- How can we properly describe a compressible flow field using the Euler equation + jump relations.

- Understand the concept of characteristics and invariants in the context of linear and non-linear flows.

- How to apply characteristics for non-linear flows for the computation of isentropic unsteady flows.

- Understand the relation between shock waves and characteristics.

- Application of Hugoniot and Poisson curves to solve a Riemann problem.

- Definition of characteristics for 2D steady flows, and similarity with 1D unsteady flows (time-like and space-like).

- How can use the method of characteristics and method of waves to compute a 2D compressible flow field.

- Investigate the effect of viscosity and heat transfer in a 1D flow (Fanno and Rayleigh flow).