Accession Number:

AD0621396

Title:

THE ROLE OF ENTROPY IN THE AEROSPACE SCIENCES.

Descriptive Note:

Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Memorial Lecture no. 2,

Corporate Author:

EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH (SWITZERLAND) INSTITUT FUER AERODYNAMIK

Personal Author(s):

• Ackeret,Jakob

Report Date:

1960-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

17.0

Abstract:

Principle topics discussed are the work of Carnot and Clausius enthalpy and free enthalpy - the ideal heat engine propulsion in the void entropy in gas flow entropy in shock waves structure of shock waves connections between entropy and molecular theory chemical equilibrium nonequilibrium states.

Descriptors:

• AERONAUTICS
• ENTROPY
• HEAT ENGINES
• GAS FLOW
• SHOCK WAVES
• MOLECULAR PROPERTIES
• CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM
• PROPULSION SYSTEMS
• SWITZERLAND

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE