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Contributions to the Development of Gasdynamics

Selected Papers, Translated on the Occasion of K. Oswatitsch’s 70th Birthday

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Authors:
  1. Klaus Oswatitsch
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  1. Wilhelm Schneider
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  2. Max Platzer
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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  2. Fundamentals and General Aspects of Fluid Mechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Drag as Integral of the Entropy Flow

      • Klaus Oswatitsch
      Pages 2-5

    3. The Conditions for the Separation of Boundary Layers

      • Klaus Oswatitsch
      Pages 6-18

    4. Some Thoughts on Estimates in Fluid Mechanics

      • Klaus Oswatitsch
      Pages 19-26

    5. Possibilities and Limitations of the Theory of Linearization in Fluid Dynamics

      • Klaus Oswatitsch
      Pages 27-40

    6. About Vorticity Numbers and Vorticity Measures

      • Klaus Oswatitsch
      Pages 41-49

  4. Methods for Solving Problems of Gasdynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. The Velocity Distribution on Symmetric Profiles with Local Supersonic Flow Regions

      • Klaus Oswatitsch
      Pages 150-187

    3. The Flow around Bodies of Revolution at Mach Number 1

      • K. Oswatitsch, F. Keune
      Pages 188-207

    4. Calculation of Irrotational Axisymmetric Supersonic Flowfields

      • Klaus Oswatitsch
      Pages 208-238

    5. On the Representation of Flows in the Vicinity of Distinct Points

      • Klaus Oswatitsch
      Pages 239-248

    6. Propagation of Plane Waves — Small Perturbation Theory —

      • Klaus Oswatitsch
      Pages 249-263
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About this book

Ever since airplane speeds started to approach the speed of sound, the study of compressible flow problems attracted much talent and support in the major indus­ trialized countries. Today, gas dynamics is a mature branch of science whose many aspects and applications are much too numerous to be mastered by a single person or to be described in a few volumes. This book commemorates the 70th birthday of a great pioneer and teacher of gas dynamics, Dr. Klaus Oswatitsch, Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the Technical University of Vienna and former Director of the Institute for Theoretical Gas Dyna­ mics, Deutsche Forschungs-und Versuchsanstalt fUr Luft-und Raumfahrt. Several reasons motivated us to prepare an English translation of Oswatitsch's selected sci­ entific papers. First, we hope that a book containing his major papers will be wel­ come as a valuable reference text in gas dynamics. Oswatitsch's work is frequently used in the literature in one form or another, but it is usually quite time-consuming for the English speaking reader to consult the original texts. As a result, reference to and understanding of his papers is often incomplete. For example, Oswatitsch's formulation of the equivalence rule hardly ever is quoted in recent textbooks, al­ though it preceded declassification of Whitcomb's results by several years. Further­ more, his papers contain much information, which has not yet been fully appreciated in the Anglo-American literature.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Contributions to the Development of Gasdynamics

  • Book Subtitle: Selected Papers, Translated on the Occasion of K. Oswatitsch’s 70th Birthday

  • Authors: Klaus Oswatitsch

  • Editors: Wilhelm Schneider, Max Platzer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-91082-0

  • Publisher: Vieweg+Teubner Verlag Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-528-08452-3Published: 01 January 1980

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-322-91082-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 429

  • Topics: Fluid- and Aerodynamics

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