Gas Flow in Nozzles [Paperback]

1. Introduction.- 2. General Theory of Nozzle Gas Flows.- 2.1 Basic Equations and Problem Formulation.- 2.1.1 Basic Equations.- 2.1.2 Characteristics.- 2.1.3 The Direct Problem.- 2.1.4 The Inverse Problem.- 2.2 Some Elementary Theories.- 2.2.1 One-Dimensional Theory.- 2.2.2 Radial Flows or Source/Sink Flows.- 2.2.3 Prandtl-Meyer Flow.- 2.3 Variational Problems of Gas Dynamics of Internal Flows.- 3. Numerical Methods of Studying Nozzle Gas Flows.- 3.1 Methods of Solving Relaxation Equations.- 3.2 Methods of Calculating Plane and Axisymmetric Supersonic Flows.- 3.2.1 Method of Characteristics.- 3.2.2 Shock-Smearing Methods.- 3.3 Methods of Calculating Three-Dimensional Supersonic Flows.- 3.3.1 Method of Characteristics.- 3.3.2 Difference Methods.- 3.4 Methods of Solving the Inverse Problem of the Theory of Nozzles.- 3.5 Methods of Solving the Direct Problem of the Theory of Nozzles.- 4. Asymptotic Methods in the Theory of Nozzles.- 4.1 Source-Sink Method and Inverse Problem for Incompressible Fluid.- 4.1.1 Plane Flow.- 4.1.2 Axisymmetric Flow.- 4.1.3 Three-Dimensional Flow.- 4.1.4 Solution of the Inverse Problem for Incompressible Fluid.- 4.2 Expansion in a Stream Function Series.- 4.2.1 Three-Dimensional Flow.- 4.2.2 Plane and Axisymmetric Flows.- 4.2.3 Two-Phase Flows.- 4.3 Asymptotic Methods in the Transonic Region.- 4.3.1 Method of Small Perturbations.- 4.3.2 Series Expansion in the Vicinity of a Rectilinear Sonic line.- 4.4 Solution in the Neighbourhood of the Infinite Point in the Subsonic Region.- 4.5 Method of Small Perturbations for Flows Close to Radial.- 5. Nozzles of Jet Engines.- 5.1 Flow Peculiarities in the Subsonic and Transonic Parts of a Nozzle.- 5.1.1 Nozzle with a Rectilinear Surface of Transition.- 5.1.2 Nozzle with a Curvilinear Surface of Transition.- 5.1.3 Local Deceleration Zones.- 5.1.4 Optimum Shape of the Subsonic Part of a Nozzle.- 5.1.5 Flow Rate Coefficient and Critical Pressure Drop in Nozzles with Curvilinear Transition Surfaces.- 5.1.lÃ!