This volume collects the scientific works of Tsien Hsueshen accomplished during his stay in the United States as a graduate student, scientist and professor and published in the period of 1938~1956, when the aeronautic exploration stepped from lowspeed to highspeed regimes and astronautic technology entered its infant stage.
In these papers, he addressed and solved a series of key problems in aerodynamics, stability of shells, rocket ballistics and engine analyses, etc., some of which were pathbreaking. Starting from 1946, with his strategic wisdom, Tsien Hsueshen made pioneering contributions to some fields, such as jet propulsion, engineering cybernetics, physical mechanics and engineering sciences, and so on. All these works feature the unique methodology of turning basic theories in natural science into practical tools in tackling complicated engineering problems. It is worth noting that he first advocated the philosophy of engineering sciences, which has been elucidated and illustrated in the volume and proved to be the guideline of innovative industrial development.
The collected works might benefit to its extensive readers in getting deeper insight into the academic contributions, scientific thoughts and studying style of Tsien from various viewpoints.
Boundary Layer in Compressible Fluids Th. von Kármán and H.S. Tsien 001
Supersonic Flow over an Inclined Body of Revolution Hsue shen Tsien 012
Problems in Motion of Compressible Fluids and Reaction Propulsion Hsue shen Tsien 021
Flight Analysis of a Sounding Rocket with Special Reference to Propulsion by Successive
Impulses Hsue shen Tsien and Frank J. Malina 076
TwoDimensional Subsonic Flow of Compressible Fluids Hsue shen Tsien 092
The Buckling of Spherical Shells by External Pressure Th. von Kármán and Hsue shen Tsien 109
The Influence of Curvature on the Buckling Characteristics of Structures Th. von Kármán, Louis G. Dunn and Hsue shen Tsien 122
A Method for Predicting the Compressibility Burble Hsue shen Tsien 146
The Buckling of Thin Cylindrical Shells under Axial Compression
Theodore Th. von Kármán and Hsue shen Tsien 165
Buckling of a Column with NonLinear Lateral Supports H.S. Tsien 182
A Theory for the Buckling of Thin Shells Hsue shen Tsien 206
Heat Conduction across a Partially Insulated Wall Hsue shen Tsien 227
On the Design of the Contraction Cone for a Wind Tunnel Hsue shen Tsien 231
Symmetrical Joukowsky Airfoils in Shear Flow Hsue shen Tsien 236
The “Limiting Line” in Mixed Subsonic and Supersonic Flow of Compressible Fluids Hsue shen Tsien 253
Loss in Compressor or Turbine due to Twisted Blades Hsue shen Tsien 275
LiftingLine Theory for a Wing in Nonuniform Flow Theodore Th. von Kármán and Hsue shen Tsien 286
Atomic Energy Hsue shen Tsien 297
TwoDimensional Irrotational Mixed Subsonic and Supersonic Flow of a Compressible Fluid and the Upper Critical Mach Number Hsue shen Tsien and Yung huai Kuo 315
Superaerodynamics, Mechanics of Rarefied Gases Hsue shen Tsien 406
Propagation of Plane Sound Waves in Rarefied Gases Hsue shen Tsien and Richard Schamberg 430
Similarity Laws of Hypersonic Flows Hsue shen Tsien 443
OneDimensional Flows of a Gas Characterized by van der Waals Equation of State Hsue shen Tsien 448
Flow Conditions near the Intersection of a Shock Wave with Solid Boundary Hsue shen Tsien 473
Lower Buckling Load in the NonLinear Buckling Theory for Thin Shells Hsue shen Tsien 479
Rockets and Other Thermal Jets Using Nuclear Energy Hsue shen Tsien 481
Engineering and Engineering Sciences Hsue shen Tsien 500
On TwoDimensional Nonsteady Motion of a Slender Body in a Compressible Fluid C. C. Lin, E. Reissner and H. S. Tsien 513
WindTunnel Testing Problems in Superaerodynamics Hsue shen Tsien 525
Airfoils in Slightly Supersonic Flow Hsue shen Tsien and Judson R. Baron 539
Interaction between Parallel Streams of Subsonic and Supersonic Velocities H. S. Tsien and M. Finston 554
Research in Rocket and Jet Propulsion Hsue shen Tsien 577
A Generalization of Alfreys Theorem for Viscoelastic Media H.S. Tsien 587
Instruction and Research at the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center Hsue shen Tsien 590
Influence of Flame Front on the Flow Field H.S. Tsien 603
Optimum Thrust Programming for a Sounding Rocket H. S. Tsien and Robert C. Evans 617
The Emission of Radiation from Diatomic Gases. Ⅲ. Numerical Emissivity Calculations for Carbon Monoxide for Low Optical Densities at 300 K and Atmospheric Pressure S. S. Penner, M. H. Ostrander and H. S. Tsien 634
The Transfer Functions of Rocket Nozzles H. S. Tsien 650
A Similarity Law for Stressing Rapidly Heated ThinWalled Cylinders H. S. Tsien and C. M. Cheng 661
On the Determination of Rotational Line HalfWidths of Diatomic Molecules S. S. Penner and H. S. Tsien 674
Automatic Navigation of a Long Range Rocket Vehicle H. S. Tsien, T. C. Adamson and E. L. Knuth 679
A Method for Comparing the Performance of Power Plants for Vertical Flight H. S. Tsien696
ServoStabilization of Combustion in Rocket Motors H. S. Tsien 704
Physical Mechanics, A New Field in Engineering Science H. S. Tsien 720
The Properties of Pure Liquids H. S. Tsien 728
Similarity Laws for Stressing Heated Wings H. S. Tsien 748
TakeOff from Satellite Orbit H. S. Tsien 766
Analysis of PeakHolding Optimalizing Control H. S. Tsien and S. Serdengecti 776
The PoincareLighthillKuo Method H. S. Tsien 793
Thermodynamic Properties of Gas at High Temperatures and Pressures H. S. Tsien 855
Thermonuclear Power Plants Hsue shen Tsien 861