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Compressible Flow
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- Instructor
- Prof. Wesley Harris
- Term
- Spring 2003
- Level
- Graduate
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- 1 reading · 7 other files · 4 web pages
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Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 16.120 Compressible Flow, Spring 2003, Prof. Wesley Harris — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Lecture 2: Thermo - and Mechanical Processes, Splitting the Energy Equation Entropy Changes and Thermodynamic Context Physical Meaning of the Terms, 2nd Law Exact Solution of the Navier-Stokes Equations for a One-Dimensional Flow Physical Insight into Shock Thickness and the “Origin” of Losses for a Shock Wave
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Lecture 3: Integral Forms of Equations of Motion Non-dimensional Parameters Characterizing Compressible Flow “Appropriate” Scaling-what are the Relevant Nondimensional Parameters? When is a Flow Compressible [For Both Steady and Unsteady Flow]?
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Lecture 4: Physical Basis for the 1-D Flow Assumption, Role of 1-D Flow Descriptions (Insight, Overall Flow Characterization), Regimes of Relevance 1-D Isentropic Flow and Choking, Maximum Flow Per Unit Area “Corrected Flow” and Flow Functions
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Lecture 5: 1-D Flow in Converging-diverging Nozzles Shock Waves, Behavior of Nozzles (Brief Description) Starting of Supersonic Flows Transitions from Supersonic to Subsonic Flow in Constant Area Ducts
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Lecture 8: General Compressible Flow Processes in Propulsion Systems Representation of Flow Processes in H-K Diagrams Applications to Ramjets and Scramjets
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Lecture 11: Compound-compressible Flow (Combined Subsonic and Supersonic Streams) Compound Flow Regimes and the Compound Mach Number Compound Choking and Effect on Mass Flow Examples: Nozzles, Mixing Ducts
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Lecture 12: Types of Perturbations in Compressible Flow: Entropy, Vorticity and Pressure Disturbances Coupling of Disturbance Types in Compressible Flow
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Lecture 13: Characteristic Disturbance Velocities and Behavior Unsteady Flow and Upstream Influence in Compressible Flow
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Lecture 14: Shock Waves
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Lecture 15: Deflagrations
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Lecture 16: Detonations
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Lecture 17: Crocco’s Theorem
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Wesley Harris, 16.120 Compressible Flow, Spring 2003.
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