The AreaMach Number Relation TheArea MachNumberRelation

Critical Properties CriticalProperties

DefinitionofStagnation
1
2
1
1

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M
T
Properties
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
1

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M
T
1
2
0
1
2
1
1

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p
M
1
2
0
2
1
1

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M
p
p
Critical Area CriticalArea
Ifwehaveaplaceinaductor
streamtube wheretheMach
number is 1, then the area there is numberis1,thentheareathereis
calledtheCriticalAreaA
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Equation for the Critical Area EquationfortheCriticalArea
Consideranotherlocationinthe
duct or streamtube
M=1
ductorstreamtube
A
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AA
Tables
) 1 ( 2
1
2
1
1
2 1

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M
A
Tables
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2
1
1
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=

M
M A
Tables
) 1 ( 2
1
2
1
1
2 1

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A
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2
1
1
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M
M A
10
8
4
6
2
1 +
0 1 2 3 4
0
Mach number
) 1 ( 2
2
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2
1
1
1
2 1

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M
M A
A
Diverging Duct
Converging Duct
DivergingDuct
ConvergingDuct
ConvergingDivergingDuct
Double Throat DoubleThroat
Example Example
2
1
1 . 0 m A =
2
2
05 . 0 m A =
22
1
kPa p 110
1
=
22 . 0
1
= M
kPa p 110
1
FindM
2
andp
2
TABLES
Example Example
2
1
1 . 0 m A =
2
2
05 . 0 m A =
22
1
kPa p 110
1
=
22 . 0
1
= M
49 . 0
2
= M
kPa p 6 . 96
2
=
kPa p 110
1
FindM
2
andp
2