E Rathakrishnan is a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is well known internationally for his research in the area of Gas Dynamics. He has published more than hundred research articles in many reputed international journals and has authored three books: Fluid Mechanics-An Introduction (Prentice Hall of India, 1993), Gas Dynamics (Prentice Hall of India, 1995) and consultant to Indian Space Research Organization and Defence Research and Development Laboratory on many national projects. He is fellow of several societies including the Royal Aeronautical Society, and has been honoured with many national and international awards.

Preface to Third Edition
Preface to Second Edition
Preface to First Edition

Part One: Fundamental Concepts

1. Introduction
2. Some useful gas dynamic relations

Part Two: Gas Tables

3. Properties of standard atmosphere
4. Insentropic tables
5. Normal shock tables
6. Oblique shock tables
7. One-dimensional flow with friction (Fanno flow table)
8. One-Dimensional flow with change in stagnation temperature (Rayleigh flow table)

Part Three: Program Listing