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Air flows adiabatically through a duct. At the entrance, the static temperature and pressure are \(310 \mathrm{K}\) and \(200 \mathrm{kPa}\) respectively. At the exit, the static and stagnation temperatures are \(294 \mathrm{K}\) and \(316 \mathrm{K},\) respectively, and the static pressure is \(125 \mathrm{kPa}\). Find (a) the Mach numbers of the flow at the entrance and exit and (b) the area ratio \(A_{2} / A_{1}\).

Short Answer

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The Mach numbers at the entrance and exit are calculated by solving the isentropic flow relations in step 1 for \(M_{1}\) and \(M_{2}\) respectively. The area ratio \(A_{2} / A_{1}\) is calculated using the equation found in step 3.

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01

Finding the Mach Numbers at the Entrance and Exit

Using the isentropic flow relation, we have \(\frac{T_{1} / T_{0 1}}{(1 / \gamma)}=1+[(\gamma-1) / 2] \cdot M_{1}^{2}\), where \(T_{1}\) is the static temperature at the entrance, \(T_{01}\) is the stagnation temperature at the entrance, \(\gamma\) is the ratio of specific heats (which is approximately 1.4 for air), and \(M_{1}\) is the Mach number at the entrance. Similarly, we have: \(\frac{T_{2} / T_{02}}{(1 / \gamma)}=1+[(\gamma-1) / 2] \cdot M_{2}^{2}\), where \(T_{2}\) is the static temperature at the exit, \(T_{02}\) is the stagnation temperature at the exit, and \(M_{2}\) is the Mach number at the exit. These equations can be solved simultaneously for \(M_{1}\) and \(M_{2}\) respectively.
02

Finding the Pressure Ratio

We use the isentropic flow relation to find the pressure ratio: \(\frac{P_{1}}{P_{2}}=\left(\frac{T_{1} / T_{0 1}}{T_{2} / T_{0 2}}\right)^{\gamma /(\gamma-1)}\), where \(P_{1}\) is the static pressure at the entrance and \(P_{2}\) is the static pressure at the exit.
03

Finding the Area Ratio \(A_{2} / A_{1}\)

We then find the area ratio using the equation: \(A_{2} / A_{1}=M_{1} /[(M_{2} / M_{1})^{2}\left(2+(\gamma-1) M_{1}^{2}\right) /(\gamma+1)\right]^{1 /(\gamma-1)}\), where \(A_{2}\) and \(A_{1}\) are the areas at the exit and the entrance respectively.

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