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The 19 pages that link to Compressible flow, each with the reason it gives.

• AerodynamicsRelated: High-speed aerodynamics must account for substantial density variations.

• Navier–Stokes equationsCompared with: Its equations require density evolution and a thermodynamic closure rather than the incompressible constraint.

• Continuity equationRelated: Density variation makes the full mass-conservation equation necessary.

• Fluid mechanicsBroader topic: It requires accounting for density variation, unlike common incompressible-flow approximations.

• Shock waveNarrower topic: Shock waves belong to flows where compression cannot be ignored.

• Incompressible flowCompared with: It retains density variations that incompressible-flow models set aside.

• Mach numberRelated: Compressibility becomes increasingly important as flow speed approaches the local sound speed.

• Blast waveNarrower topic: Blast-wave dynamics require accounting for large density changes in the surrounding gas.

• Euler equationsRelated: Compressible Euler equations allow density to vary with the motion.

• Jet propulsionRelated: High-speed gas turbines and rocket nozzles operate with substantial density changes.

• Mass flow rateRelated: Density variation makes local mass flow differ from volume flow in a changing way.

• Pitot tubeRelated: At high aircraft speeds, density changes require a compressible-flow correction.

• Supersonic flightNarrower topic: Air density changes become central to aerodynamic behavior at high speeds.

• Pipe flowRelated: Gas flow in pipes may require accounting for density variation with pressure.

• Steady flowCompared with: A flow may be steady while its density varies from place to place.

• Torricelli's lawCompared with: Torricelli's derivation assumes an incompressible liquid with nearly constant density.

• Geophysical fluid dynamicsCompared with: Some geophysical models treat air as compressible, unlike common incompressible ocean-flow approximations.

• Crocco's theoremRelated: Entropy and stagnation enthalpy gradients are especially consequential in compressible applications.

• Vertical pressure variationCompared with: Changing density makes pressure variation with height depart from a constant-density relation.