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GAS DYNAMICS ME488 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Derivation of basic fluid mechanics and aerodynamics formulations
2) Application of derived formulas to the gas dynamics problems
3) Application of gas dynamics formulations to the actual engineering problems
4) Explicating results that were found
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITIONFundamental equations of compressible flows. Wave propagation in compressible flow. Subsonic and supersonic flows. Normal, moving and oblique shock waves. Prandtl-Meyer flow. Gas dynamics applications
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week 1st Week Introduction to the Gas Dynamics
2nd Week 2nd Week Introduction to the Gas Dynamics
3rd Week 3rd Week Basic equations of compressible flows
4th Week 4th Week Basic equations of compressible flows
5th Week 5th Week Wave propagation through compressible medium
6th Week 6th Week One dimensional compressible flows.
7th Week 7th Week One dimensional compressible flows
8th Week 8th Week Equations of motion in multi dimensional flows and their solutions
9th Week 9th Week Equations of motion in multi dimensional flows and their solutions
10th Week 10th Week Shock waves
11th Week 11th Week Normal and oblique shock waves
12th Week 12th Week Normal and oblique shock waves
13th Week 13th Week Hypersonic flows
14th Week 14th Week Hypersonic flows
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGGas Dynamics, Frank M. WHITE, McGraw-Hill.
Gas Dynamics, JOHN, James E.A., KEITH, Theo G., Pearson, 2006
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Presentation,Experiment
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Assignment110
Quiz110
Total(%)50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)50
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam12,52,5
Preparation for Quiz313
Individual or group work14342
Preparation for Final exam62,515
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam72,517,5
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam133
Homework3412
Quiz4,52
Total Workload139
Total Workload / 304,63
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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