MENG 20600.

Useful Formulae for Part B:

Supplementary Sheet - Some formulae are repeated.
Regarding potential flow:

vorticity      
∂w ∂v ∂u ∂w ∂v ∂u
ω = curl(u) = i − +j − +k −
∂y ∂z ∂z ∂x ∂x ∂y
circulation I
Γ= u · dl = |u| cos(θ) dl

definition of stream function

∂ψ ∂ψ
u= , v=−
∂y ∂x
definition of stream function
1 ∂ψ ∂ψ
ur = uθ = −
r ∂θ ∂r
definition of velocity potential
∂φ ∂φ
u= , v=
∂x ∂y
definition of velocity potential
∂φ 1 ∂φ
ur = uθ =
∂r r ∂θ
uniform flow

ψ = V∞ cos(α) y − V∞ sin(α) x , φ = V∞ cos(α) x + V∞ sin(α) y

uniform flow

ψ = V∞ cos(α) r sin(θ) − V∞ sin(α) r cos(θ) , φ = V∞ cos(α) r cos(θ) + V∞ sin(α) r sin(θ)

Source/Sink flow
Λ Λ
ψ= θ, φ= ln r
2π 2π
Free vortex flow
Γ Γ
ψ= ln r , φ=− θ
2π 2π
Doublet flow
κ cos(θ) κ sin(θ)
φ= , ψ=−
2π r 2π r

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Regarding compressible flow:

Gas constants
γ = 1.4 and R = 287 J kg −1 K −1 (unless otherwise stated)
Equation of state for a perfect gas
p = ρRT
Speed of sound p
a= γRT
Mach angle
µ = sin−1 (1/M )
Isentropic processes
 γ   γ
p2 ρ2 T2 γ−1 p
= = ; = constant
p1 ρ1 T1 ργ
Isentropic flow relations
  1   γ
T0 γ−1 2 ρ0 γ − 1 2 γ−1 p0 γ − 1 2 γ−1
=1+ M ; = 1+ M ; = 1+ M
T 2 ρ 2 p 2
Mass flow rate through a channel
r   γ+1
γ γ − 1 2 2(1−γ) po
ṁ = 1+ M MA√
R 2 T0
Area ratio: area of channel to area of choked throat
  γ+1
γ−1 2(1−γ)
A 1 + 2
∗
=  γ+1
A 
M 1 + γ−1 2 M 2 2(1−γ)

Non-isentropic, adiabatic flow relations

p2 1 + γM12 T2 1 + 21 (γ − 1)M12
= ; =
p1 1 + γM22 T1 1 + 12 (γ − 1)M22
γ−1 2
ρ2 (γ − 1) + (γ + 1)(p2 /p1 ) 1+ 2 M1
= ; M22 =
ρ1 (γ + 1) + (γ − 1)(p2 /p1 ) γM12 − γ−1
2

Oblique shock deflection angle

  
−1 1 γ−1 2 1
β = θ − tan sin2 θ +
sin θ cos θ γ+1 γ + 1 M12
Oblique shock wave angle
2 cot β M12 sin2 β − 1


tan θ =
(γ + cos 2β)M 2 + 2
Prandlt-Meyer expansion fan function and deflection angle
r r 
γ+1 −1 γ−1 p 
ν= tan (M − 1) − tan−1
2 M2 − 1 ; dν = ν(M2 ) − ν(M1 )
γ−1 γ+1