Topics in Hyposonic Flow Theory

Professor Radyadour Kh. Zeytounian (auth.)3540255494, 9783540255499

Hyposonic fluid flows, characterized by a low Mach number, are mainly linked with geophysical and environmental fluid flows. In addition they are relevant to engineers because of their connection with aerodynamics. The book brings together insights derived from mathematically rigorous results and combines them with a number of realistic fluid flow situations. Asymptotic analytic solutions for the low-Mach number cases are developed to provide both insights into the underlying physics as well as benchmarks for numerical computations.

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Table of contents :
Aerothermodynamics, Nonlinear Acoustics and the Meteorological Equations….Pages 1-26
The Many Faces of the Asymptotics of Low-Mach-Number Flows….Pages 27-43
A First Approach to the Asymptotics of Low-Mach-Number Flows….Pages 45-75
Some Aspects of Low-Mach-Number External Flows….Pages 77-113
Some Aspects of Low-Mach-Number Internal Flows….Pages 115-162
Slow Atmospheric Motion as a Low-Mach-Number Flow….Pages 163-228
Miscellaneous: Various Low-Mach-Number Fluid Problems and Motions….Pages 229-278