What does compressible flow look like in a duct undergoing heating/cooling?

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Compressible flow in ducts undergoing heating or cooling can lead to non-intuitive property changes, particularly in Rayleigh flow. While mathematical calculations for property changes from inlet to outlet are well-documented, visual representations of the flow dynamics within the duct are lacking. The discussion raises questions about whether heating or cooling creates an artificial nozzle effect at the duct walls and whether temperature distribution is uniform across the duct's cross-section. Suggestions for resources include a specific MIT link for visualizing compressible flows. Overall, the need for better visual aids to understand these phenomena is emphasized.
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Been trying to find out what compressible flows would look like, to picture why you get the not so intuitive property changes.

Started with looking into what might be happening in Rayleigh flow. Theres plently of examples on how to use maths to calculate property changes when going from inlet to outlet of a duct, but I've not been able to find anything that gives a visual picture of what is happening with the flow within the duct and at the heating/cooling point.

My reference material has been this book link to pdf copy of Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals & Applications (link to copyright book removed by moderator) , Rayleigh flow starting at page 693 of the book (718 of the PDF).
And the table for Rayleigh flow property changes, Table 12-3 on page 696 (721 of pdf).

Should I be thinking of the heating/cooling causing a creation of an artifical nozzel out of the affected fluid at the wall of the duct?

Is the heating/cooling of the fluid meant to be equal across the cross section of the duct at the one point?

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If anyone has any suggestions on where to look or who/where to ask about visualising compressible flows, that would be welcomed as well.

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Thanks onatirec.

Interesting video. Its those sorts of images and ideas that make me think maybe theres a nozzel being created out of the affected fluid, but thats just my crazy thoughts at the moment.

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