At the end of this course, the student will understand:

* the physical mechanism of compressible fluid flow.

* the principles of one-dimensional compressible flows with area change and its practical applications

* the principles of one-dimensional compressible flows involving normal shock waves and its practical applications

* the principles of one-dimensional compressible flows with friction and its practical applications

* the principles of one-dimensional compressible flows with heat transfer

* the principles of two-dimensional supersonic flows and its practical applications