Examples for practice in Supersonic Waves (by Asso. Prof.

Mohammad, HITS, Chennai)

Normal Shock Wave: A normal shock wave is standing in the test section of a supersonic wind tunnel. Upstream of the wave is at , and . Find , and

downstream of the wave. Also find the maximum and crucial velocity on either of the sides of the wave. Also find the stagnation properties on either sides of the shock. Oblique Shock Wave: Consider a horizontal supersonic flow at Mach 2.8 with static pressure and temperature equal to 1 atm and 288 K respectively. The flow passes over a compression corner with a deflection angle of 160. The oblique shock generated at the corner, propagates into the flow, and is incident on a horizontal wall, as shown in the picture. Calculate the angle made by reflected shock wave with respect to the wall, and the Mach number, pressure, and temperature, behind the reflected shock.

Expansion Wave A uniform supersonic stream with expansion corner which deflects the stream by an angle

and . Calculate

encounter an

, and the angles the forward and rearward Mach lines make with respect to the upstream flow direction.