The applications of aerodynamics particularly in rocket technology and modern high-speed aviation are studied along with the general laws of motion of a gas medium. The first six chapters of the book cover the following: basic concepts and definition of aerodynamics, kinematics of a fluid medium, equations of motion of a gas in the general case (where variations in its physico-chemical properties are considered), the theory of shock waves, the method of characteristics (very widely used in the investigation of supersonic flows), and the general theory of the motion of a gas in two-dimensional space. The practical applications or connections with the formulation of methods of aerodynamic calculations for flight vehicles and their individual elements are shown.
Year 1978
Language English
Book contributor NASA
Collection nasa_techdocs
