MAE 4450/7450 Gas Dynamics

Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR: Professor Yuwen Zhang

Email: zhangyu@missouri.edu

OFFICE: E3408 Lafferre Hall; Online via Zoom

OFFICE HOURS: Wednesday 3 pm to 4 pm; or by appointment

CATALOG DESCRIPTION

One-dimensional compressible flow with and without friction and heat transfer. Isentropic flow and shock phenomenon in nozzles and diffusers

PREREQUISITES: MAE 3400 – Fluid Mechanics

TEXT: Modern Compressible Flow by John D. Anderson, 4th edition, McGraw Hill, 2021

CLASS SCHEDULE: Tuesday and THursday 11:00– 12:15 INTERNET

GRADING

• Quizzes = 20%

• Homework = 15%

• Students Created Quizzes = 15%

• Midterm Exam 1 and 2 =  15% each

• Final Exam  =  20%

GRADING SCHEME

• A= 94-100, A-=90-94

• B+=87-90, B=84-87, B-=80-84

• C+=77-80, C=74-77, C-=70-74

• D+=67-70, D=64-67, D-=61-64

• F<61

Lower bounds may or may not be adjusted to students’ advantages.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To provide students with insight into many applications of one-dimensional compressible flow and to introduce students to solution techniques for two-dimensional compressible flow.

TOPICS COVERED

• Introduction

• Governing Equations

• One-Dimensional Flow

• Oblique Shock and Expansion Waves

• Quasi-One-Dimensional Flow

• Unsteady wave motion

CONTRIBUTION TO PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT

This course covers the basics and application of gas dynamics.  It can also be used as a course for the aerospace option.

POLICIES

• Active participation is the key to success in this course. It is the students' responsibility to check the CANVAS site regularly,  go over the course materials (especially Panopto Videos) very carefully, and complete all quizzes and homework before the due date.

• Quizzes may be assigned on the day of the class and are due by 11:59 pm on the same day.  

• Homework is normally assigned on Wednesday or at the end of a chapter and is due in a week from the assignment date. The homework must be handwritten and scanned into a legible PDF file before submission. The homework will not be graded and the students receive full credit for a problem if reasonable efforts to solve the problem are demonstrated. Failure to submit the homework before the due date will result in zero for the set of homework and failure to attempt one particular problem will result in a zero for that problem. 

• At the end of each chapter, students-created quizzes will be assigned. Everyone will be required to create original quizzes that include questions, and answers, and justifications (solution to arrive at the correct answer and reason to wrong answers). The students created quizzes will be graded by the instructor based on the quality of questions and answers and originality. 

• Unexcused late assignments will not be accepted. Always contact the instructor as soon as possible if you believe you will need extra time for an assignment.

• There are no makeup quizzes or exams without specific prior approval.

• There is no extra work during, or after, the semester ends in order to bring up a grade.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

• Academic integrity is fundamental to the activities and principles of a university.

• All members of the academic community must be confident that each person's work has been responsibly and honorably acquired, developed, and presented.

• The academic community regards breaches of academic integrity rules as extremely serious matters.

• Sanctions for such a breach may include academic sanctions from the instructor, including failing the course for any violation, to disciplinary sanctions ranging from probation to expulsion. When in doubt about plagiarism, paraphrasing, quoting, collaboration, or any other form of cheating, consult the course instructor.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

If you anticipate barriers related to the format or requirements of this course, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need to make arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please let me know as soon as possible.

If disability-related accommodations are necessary (for example, a note-taker, extended time on exams, captioning), please establish an accommodation plan with the MU Disability Center, S5 Memorial Union, 573-882-4696, and then notify me of your eligibility for reasonable accommodations.  For other MU resources for persons with disabilities, click on “Disability Resources” on the MU homepage.