Gas Dynamics

Flow relations, such as isentropic, normal shock, Rayleigh, Fanno, and Prandtl-Meyer

Calculate flow relations for Fanno lines, isentropic, normal shock, Prandtl-Meyer functions, and Rayleigh lines. When possible, these functions assume perfect gas environments. Each function has an mtype argument that lets you specify the inputs for the flow.

Functions

`flowfanno`	Fanno line flow relations
`flowisentropic`	Isentropic flow ratios
`flownormalshock`	Normal shock relations
`flowprandtlmeyer`	Calculate Prandtl-Meyer functions for expansion waves
`flowrayleigh`	Rayleigh line flow relations

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