Fundamentals of Compressible Flow

In this chapter, equations are developed to relate the states—pressure, temperature, and density—in isothermal, adiabatic, and choked flows. The chapter goes on to provide the effects of area changes on gaseous states through a converging–diverging nozzle. A non-dimensional form of the conservation equations is developed for a constant cross-sectional and adiabatic gas. The chapter then ends by showing conservation principles for a two-phase flow and provides several simplifications.