<p>I am taking compressible flow for a technical elective right now, and the course notes alone are insufficient for me to understand the material. I basically want to purchase a good textbook that I can use for this course as well as to keep for future references as I am pursuing the thermal-fluids side of mechanical engineering. The main topics I need are the following:</p>
<p>One-dimensional Flow
Normal Shock Waves, Applications
Two Dimensional Flow
Oblique Shock Waves
Prandtl-Meyer Expansion Fans, Applications
Compressible Pipe Flow</p>
<p>Then there are many subtopics within those categories. For all of you who have taken compressible flow, can you recommend a textbook that I should get? I also need it to be readable, understandable, and enjoyable. Thanks.</p>
<p>This is arguably the best compressible flow book…</p>
<p>John Anderson’s “Modern Compressible Flow”:
[Amazon.com:</a> Modern Compressible Flow: With Historical Perspective (0639785500452): John Anderson, John Anderson: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Compressible-Flow-Historical-Perspective/dp/0072424435]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Compressible-Flow-Historical-Perspective/dp/0072424435)</p>
<p>I like the second edition in red binding, though. </p>
<p>Covers everything you mentioned including hypersonic, reacting/shifting flows, and much more.</p>
<p>Anderson is good, but so is “Compressible Fluid Flow” by Oosthuizen and Carscallen, which is what my class was taught with. Covered all of the requested material plus hypersonics and more just like Anderson.</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Compressible Fluid Flow (9780070481978): Patrick H. Oosthuizen, William Carscallen: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Compressible-Fluid-Flow-Patrick-Oosthuizen/dp/0070481970/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263891854&sr=1-2]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Compressible-Fluid-Flow-Patrick-Oosthuizen/dp/0070481970/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263891854&sr=1-2)</p>