EXERCISES
EXERCISES
1. Defines: Gas dynamics, compressible fluid, fluid Dynamics, steady flow, Stagnation enthalpy of a gas,
Mach number.
2. List the types of energy forms and characteristic in Gas system.
3. a) Write the general form of energy equation
b) Give the property for a non-flow process and deduce the energy equation in that case.
4. Given enthalpyℎ = 𝑐 𝑇, stagnation enthalpy ℎ = ℎ + 𝑐 and 𝑐 = . The stagnation temperature 𝑇
is related to velocity temperature (𝑇 = 𝑐 /2𝑐 ) by 𝑇 = 𝑇 + 𝑇 .
a) give expression of Mach number M function of T, R, c and 𝛾
b) Determine the relation between and Mach number.
c) If 𝑇 ≅ 𝑇 for the incompressible flow, what is the value of Mach number in that case?
d) Give the condition to have a critical velocity of sound in the gas, and deduce expression of
e) Determine the stagnation velocity of sound for a perfect gas function of stagnation enthalpy and 𝛾
Exercise 2
The air at the entry of engine of an aircraft has a velocity temperature of 4°K. given 𝛾 = 1.4, 𝑐 =
1.005𝑘𝐽/𝑘𝑔. 𝐾.
1. Determine the velocity of air
2. a) Determine the Mach number of an aircraft at which the velocity temperature of air at that entry of
the engine equals the static temperature T.
b) Which type of gas flow region corresponding to that Mach number?
c) Determine the value of enthalpy of air at that entry of the engine
d) Determine the stagnation velocity and stagnation enthalpy of air at that entry of the engine
e) What is the maximum velocity of this aircraft?