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ASE342 Tutorial2

The document contains a tutorial on normal shock waves and related calculations for various scenarios involving helium and air. It includes questions on determining pressure ratios, conditions after shocks, density changes, and entropy calculations across normal shocks at different Mach numbers. Additionally, it addresses the calculation of Mach numbers based on pressure readings in a supersonic wind tunnel.

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ASE342 Tutorial2

The document contains a tutorial on normal shock waves and related calculations for various scenarios involving helium and air. It includes questions on determining pressure ratios, conditions after shocks, density changes, and entropy calculations across normal shocks at different Mach numbers. Additionally, it addresses the calculation of Mach numbers based on pressure readings in a supersonic wind tunnel.

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R = 287 J/kg K | 𝛾 = 1.4 |𝐶 = 1008 J/kg K – for air.

ASE 342 – Tutorial 2 [Normal Shock Waves and Related Topics]

Q1) Helium is flowing at Mach number of 1.8 and enters a normal shock. Determine pressure ratio
across shock. (𝛾 = 1.67).

Q2) The working fluid is air and can be treated as a perfect gas. If the conditions before the normal
shock wave are M1 = 2.0, p1 = 1.36 atm and T1 = 4.5oC , determine conditions after the shock and
entropy change across the shock.

Q3) Air has a temperature and pressure of 300 K and 2 bar absolute, respectively. It is flowing with a
velocity of 868 ms-1 and enters a normal shock. Determine the density before and after the shock.

Q4) A standing normal shock occurs in air that is flowing at a Mach number of 1.8.

(a) What are the pressure, temperature, and density ratios across the shock?

(b) Compute the entropy change for the air as it passes through the shock.

(c) Repeat part (b) for M = 2.8 & M = 3.8.

Q5) The entropy increase across a normal shock wave is 199.5 J/(kg K). Calculate the upstream Mach
number?

Q6) In the test section of a supersonic wind tunnel, a Pitot tube in the flow reads a pressure of 1.13
atm. A static pressure measurement (from a pressure tap on the sidewall of the test section) yields
0.1 atm. Calculate the Mach number of the flow in the test section.

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