Practice - Stagnation Properties
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Practice Questions
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What is stagnation temperature?
💡 Hint: Consider the energy dynamics when flow stops.
State the formula for stagnation pressure.
💡 Hint: Make sure you know each variable's role.
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What does stagnation pressure account for in compressible fluid dynamics?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between pressure and fluid velocity.
True or False: Stagnation temperature can never increase from M>1 to M<1.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of stagnation properties.
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Challenge Problems
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Calculate the stagnation temperature for a fluid with an initial temperature of 250 K, Mach number of 0.8, and γ = 1.4. What happens when the Mach number increases to 1.3?
💡 Hint: Carefully substitute each value into the stagnation temperature formula.
Discuss how the stagnation pressure changes in a choked flow scenario in a nozzle and provide estimates for a Mach number of 1.
💡 Hint: Focus on how mass flow rates reach a limit as M equals 1.
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