Q1. Gas flowing in a tube at velocity of 840 m/s has a static temperature of 150 K.

What is its star

Mach number M* of the flow? (γ =1.4 , R = 210 J/kg-K)

a. 4
b. 2.14
c. 1.07
d. 0.53

Q2. A normal shock appears in a flow for the conditions as in Q1. What is the Mach number
upstream of the shock(M1) and Star Mach number downstream of the shock (M 2*)?

a. M1 = 2.14 & M2* = 0.467

b. M1 = 4 & M2* = 0.25
c. M1 = 4 & M2* = 0.467
d. M1 = 2.14 & M2* = 0.25

Q3 What kind of compression process happens across the normal shock?

1. Reversible Adiabatic
2. Reversible Isothermal
3. Irreversible Adiabatic
4. Irreversible Isobaric

(For Q4 –Q 8 ) Consider Upstream conditions of a normal shock as P 1 = 1.5 bar, T1 = 105 K , velocity
V1 = 840 m/s (Gas properties gamma = 1.4, R = 300 J/ kg-K) (states 1 and 2 represents before and
after the normal shock respectively)

Q4 What are the Mach numbers of the flow before and after the shock respectively?

a. M1 = 4 & M2 = 0.23
b. M1 = 2.3 & M2 = 0.4
c. M1 = 4 & M2 = 0.43
d. M1 = 4.3 & M2 = 2.3

Q5 What are the Pressure(P 2) and temperature(T2) across the shock?

a. P2 = 18.5 bar & T2 = 424.2 K

b. P2 = 27.75 bar & T2 = 185 K
c. P2 = 27.75 bar & T2 = 424.2 K
d. P2 = 18.5 bar & T2 = 185 K

Δρ
Q6 What is the percentage of compression ( ∗100 ) done by the normal shock to the flow
ρ1

a. 357
 b. 157
c. 457
d. 57

Δ P0
Q7 what is the Percentage loss of total pressure ( P01 )
∗100 across the shock?

a. 86.13
b. 13.87
c. 27.74
d. 43.07

Q8 What happens to specific entropy across the shock?

a. Decreases by an amount of 594 J/kg-K

b. Increases by an amount of 198 J/kg-K
c. Increases by an amount of 594 J/kg-K
d. Decreases by an amount of 198 J/kg-K

Q9 Consider the following conditions (states 1 and 2 represents before and after the normal shock
respectively

1. M2 = 0.45
ρ2
2. →6
ρ1
P2
3. →0
P1
4. M2 = 0.377
Po2
5. →0
Po1
6. Δ s → ∞
T2
7. →∞
T1
Which of the above conditions belong to strong shock limit

a. 1,2,3,7
b. 2,4,5,6,7
c. 1,2,3,6,7
d. 3,4,5,6,7

Q10 Which of the options are true for the weak shock limit

a. Δs → ∞; M 2 → 1
b. Δs →1 ; M 2 → 0
c. Δs → 0; M 2 →1
d. Δs → 0; M 2 →0