Amt 4203 Finals - Module 5 Practice Problem 1
Amt 4203 Finals - Module 5 Practice Problem 1
Practice Problems
1. Consider a normal shock wave where the upstream Mach number is 2.3. Compute for
the pressure, density, and temperature ratios across the shock. (k = 1.4)
Given: M1 = 2.3 Required: P2/P1, ρ1/ρ2, T2/T1 = ?
k = 1.4
𝑃2 2𝑘 𝜌1 (𝑘+1)𝑀 2
= 1 + 𝑘+1 (𝑀1 2 − 1) 1
= 2+(𝑘−1)𝑀 2
𝑃1 𝜌2 1
𝑃2 2(1.4) 𝜌1 (1.4+1)(2.3)2
= 1 + 1.4+1 ((2.3)2 − 1) = 2+(1.4−1)(2.3)2
𝑃1 𝜌2
𝑷𝟐 𝝆𝟐
= 𝟔. 𝟎𝟎𝟓 (𝑨) = 𝟑. 𝟎𝟖𝟒𝟓𝟒𝟖𝟏𝟎𝟓 𝒐𝒓 𝟑. 𝟎𝟖𝟒𝟓 (𝑩)
𝑷𝟏 𝝆𝟏
𝑇2 𝑃 𝜌
= (𝑃2 ) (𝜌1)
𝑇1 1 2
𝑇2
= (𝐴)(𝐵)
𝑇1
𝑻𝟐
= 𝟏𝟖. 𝟓𝟐𝟐𝟕𝟏𝟏𝟑𝟕 𝒐𝒓 𝟏𝟖. 𝟓𝟐𝟐𝟕
𝑻𝟏
2. The velocity and temperature in front of a normal shock wave are 2000 m/s and 500 K,
respectively. What is the Mach number behind the shock? (k = 1.4, R = 287.08 J/kg.K)
Given: v = 2000 m/s Required: M2 = ?
T = 500 K
k = 1.4
R = 287.08
𝑣
𝑎 = √𝑘𝑅𝑇 𝑀1 = 𝑎
𝐽 2000 𝑚/𝑠
𝑎 = √(1.4) (287.08 𝑘𝑔∗𝐾 ) (500 𝐾) 𝑀1 = 𝐴 𝑚/𝑠
1.4 − 1
1+ (𝐵)2
𝑀2 2 = 2
1.4 − 1
(1.4)(𝐵)2 − 2
𝑀2 2 = 0.1800342487
√𝑀2 2 = √0.1800342487
𝑴𝟐 = 𝟎. 𝟒𝟐𝟒𝟑𝟎𝟒𝟒𝟐𝟗𝟐 𝒐𝒓 𝟎. 𝟒𝟐𝟒𝟑
3. Consider a normal shock wave with an upstream pressure, density, and temperature
of 303500 Pa, 2.552 kg/m3, and 400 K, respectively. If the upstream Mach number is 3.8,
what are the downstream pressure, density, and temperature? (k = 1.39)
Given: P1 = 303500 Pa k = 1.39 Required: P2, T2, ρ1 = ?
ρ2 = 2.552 kg/m3 M1 = 3.8
T1 = 400 K
𝑃2 2𝑘 𝜌1 (𝑘+1)𝑀 2
= 1 + 𝑘+1 (𝑀1 2 − 1) 1
= 2+(𝑘−1)𝑀 2
𝑃1 𝜌2 1
2𝑘 (𝑘+1)𝑀 2
𝑃2 = [1 + 𝑘+1 (𝑀1 2 − 1)] (𝑃1 ) 1
𝜌1 = [2+(𝑘−1)𝑀 2 ] (𝜌2 )
1
2(1.39) 𝜌1
𝑃2 = [1 + ((3.8)2 − 1)] (303500 𝑃𝑎) 𝜌2 = (𝑘+1)𝑀1 2
1.39+1 [ ]
2+(𝑘−1)𝑀1 2
2.552 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3
𝑷𝟐 = 𝟓𝟎𝟒𝟖𝟏𝟓𝟕. 𝟒𝟎𝟔 𝑷𝒂 (𝑨) 𝜌2 = (1.39+1)(3.8)2
[ ]
2+(1.39−1)(3.8)2
𝑇2 𝑃2 𝜌1
= ( )( )
𝑇1 𝑃1 𝜌2
𝑃2 𝜌1
𝑇2 = ( ) ( ) (𝑇1 )
𝑃1 𝜌2
𝐴 𝑃𝑎 𝐵 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3
𝑇2 = ( )( ) (400 𝐾)
303500 𝑃𝑎 2.552 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3
𝑻𝟐 = 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟖𝟕. 𝟑𝟑𝟐𝟎𝟒 𝑲
Checking:
𝑃2 2𝑘 𝑃2 5048157.406 𝑃𝑎
= 1 + 𝑘+1 (𝑀1 2 − 1) =
𝑃1 𝑃1 303500 𝑃𝑎
𝑃2 2(1.39) 𝑷𝟐
= 1 + 1.39+1 ((3.8)2 − 1) = 𝟏𝟔. 𝟔𝟑𝟑𝟏𝟑𝟖𝟎𝟖
𝑃1 𝑷𝟏
𝑷𝟐
= 𝟏𝟔. 𝟔𝟑𝟑𝟏𝟑𝟖𝟎𝟖 (𝑪)
𝑷𝟏
𝜌1 (𝑘+1)𝑀 2
1 𝜌1 2.552 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3
= 2+(𝑘−1)𝑀 2 = 0.5643274493 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3
𝜌2 1 𝜌2
𝜌1 (1.39+1)(3.8)2 𝝆𝟏
= 2+(1.39−1)(3.8)2 = 𝟒. 𝟓𝟐𝟐𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟏𝟖
𝜌2 𝝆𝟐
𝝆𝟏
= 𝟒. 𝟓𝟐𝟐𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟏𝟖 (𝑫)
𝝆𝟐
𝑇2 𝑃 𝜌 𝑇2 30087.33204 𝐾
= (𝑃2 ) (𝜌1) =
𝑇1 1 2 𝑇1 400 𝐾
𝑇2 𝑻𝟐
= (𝐶)(𝐷) = 𝟕𝟓. 𝟐𝟏𝟖𝟑𝟑𝟎𝟏
𝑇1 𝑻𝟏
𝑻𝟐
= 𝟕𝟓. 𝟐𝟏𝟖𝟑𝟑𝟎𝟏
𝑻𝟏