Advances in Applied Mechanics
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1960
294 pages
978-0-08-056384-8 (ISBN)
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Advances in Applied Mechanics
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H.L. Dryden
Advances in Applied Mechanics: v. 6
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12/1960
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Applied Mechanics, Volume VI
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume VI
- Preface
- Chapter 1. The Theory of Unsteady Laminar Boundary Layers
- I. Introduction
- II. Rayleigh Problems for an Incompressible Fluid
- III. Rayleigh's Problem for a Compressible Fluid
- IV. Boundary Layer Growth in an Incompressible Fluid
- V. Fluctuating Boundary Layers
- VI. Unsteady Compressible Boundary Layers
- Notation
- References
- Chapter 2. Boundary-Layer Theory with Dissociation and Ionization
- Introduction
- I. The Collision Equations
- II. The Equations of Transport for Molecular Properties of the Particles Aµ
- III. The Solution of the Collision Equations
- IV. The Collision Cross Section for the Dissociation of a Diatomic Molecule by Collision with an Atom
- V. The Boundary-Layer Equations for a Dissociating Gas A2
- VI. The Solution of the Laminar Boundary-Layer Equations for a Dissociating Gas
- Notation
- References
- Chapter 3. The Propagation of Shock Waves along Ducts of Varying Cross Section
- I. General Introduction
- II. The Steady State Theory
- III. Chisnell's Theory
- IV. Comparison of the Two Theories
- V. Steady Flow Regime Ahead of the Shock
- References
- Chapter 4. Similarity and Equivalence in Compressible Flow
- I. Basic Considerations
- II. Applications of the Linear Theory
- III. Higher Approximations
- IV. Transonic Similarity
- V. Hypersonic Similarity
- VI. Unsteady Flows
- VII. Bodies of Low Aspect Ratio
- References
- Chapter 5. Kármán Vortex Streets
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Stability Theory
- 3. Other Theories on Vortex Streets
- 4. Experimental Investigations of Vortex Streets
- 5. Related Problems
- 6. Summary
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
