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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
GAS DYNAMICS MAK518 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Associate Professor Özgür Erol
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 COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONIntroduction to the gas dynamics, Fundamentals equations of compressible flows, Wave propagation in compressible medium, One dimensional compressible flows, Equations of motions in multi dimensional flows and their solutions, Shock waves, normal and oblique shock waves, hypersonic flows.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Gas Dynamics
2nd Week Introduction to the Gas Dynamics
3rd Week Basic equations of compressible flows
4th Week Basic equations of compressible flows
5th Week Wave propagation through compressible medium
6th Week One dimensional compressible flows.
7th Week One dimensional compressible flows
8th Week Equations of motion in multi dimensional flows and their solutions
9th Week Equations of motion in multi dimensional flows and their solutions
10th Week Shock waves
11th Week Normal and oblique shock waves
12th Week Normal and oblique shock waves
13th Week Hypersonic flows
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,Experiment,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term135
Assignment220
Total(%)55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)45
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work1100100
Preparation for Final exam14040
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam13030
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework24080
Total Workload296
Total Workload / 309,86
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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