Stagnation Properties For Ideal Gas
Stagnation Properties For Ideal Gas
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Example 2
An aircraft is flying at a cruising speed of 250 m/s at an altitude
of 5000 m where the atmospheric pressure is 54.05 kPa and the
ambient air temperature is 255.7 K. The ambient air is first
decelerated in a diffuser before it enters the compressor.
Assuming both the diffuser and the compressor to be isentropic,
determine (a) the stagnation pressure at the compressor inlet and
(b) the required compressor work per unit mass if the stagnation
pressure ratio of the compressor is 8.
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Solution
High-speed air enters the diffuser and the compressor of an
aircraft. The stagnation pressure of the air and the compressor
work input are to be determined.
Assumptions 1 Both the diffuser and the compressor are
isentropic. 2 Air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats
at room temperature.
Properties The constant-pressure specific heat cp and the
specific heat ratio k of air at room temperature are
cp = 1.005 kJ/kg . K and k = 1.4
Analysis
(a) the stagnation temperature T01 at the compressor inlet can
be determined from
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Solution
Then
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