Gas Tables will serve as a useful tool for solving compressible flow problems. The book is divided into three parts. Part I provides a unified perspective of the basic concepts of gas dynamics that are common to many branches of engineering. The physical aspects of compressible flow are given in a clear and concise manner, and will help those who wish to apply gas dynamics theory to numerical problem solving. Part II consists of the tables for compressible fluid flows. The tables will be useful to students, teachers and practicing engineers for carrying out gas dynamic calculations. Part III gives the program listing for generating the tables. The programs are written in FORTRAN 77 so that they can be run even on personal computers, and will be invaluable for students.

Contents:
List of symbols / Preface to Second Edition / Preface to First Edition / PART ONE: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS - Introduction / Some Useful Gas Dynamic Relations / PART TWO: GAS TABLES - Thermal Properties of Gases / Properties of Standard Atmosphere / Insentropic Tables / Normal Shock Tables / Oblique Shock Tables / One-Dimensional Flow with Friction (Fanno Flow Table) / One-Dimensional Flow with Change in Stagnation Temperature (Rayleigh Flow Table) / PART THREE: PROGRAM LISTING - Program Listing for Table 3 to 8 / Oblique Shock Charts

Author Bio:
E Rathakrishnan is a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is well known internationally for his research in the area of Gas Dynamics. He has published more than hundred research articles in many reputed international journals and has authored three books: Fluid Mechanics-An Introduction (Prentice Hall of India, 1993), Gas Dynamics (Prentice Hall of India, 1995) and Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics (Prentice Hall of India, 2000). He is a consultant to Indian Space Research Organization and Defence Research and Development Laboratory on many national projects. He is fellow of several societies including the Royal Aeronautical Society, and has been honored with many national and international awards.