MECH 515 Unsteady Gasdynamics

3 credits · Mechanical Engineering · Faculty of Engineering · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Fundamentals of unsteady gasdynamics. Shock and detonation waves in gases and condensed material. Condensed explosives: hydrodynamic theory, equations of state, initiation. Shock interactions. Blast wave theory, similarity methods, blast scaling.

Prerequisites

MECH 341, MECH 430.

Prerequisite courses: MECH 341, MECH 430

Restrictions

Not open to students who have taken MECH 615

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