Calvin Jhon C.

Labial Date: 08/26/2022

Applied Supersonic Aerodynamics Assignment
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1. What are the different flight ranges (including their corresponding Mach number)?
Flight Ranges Mach Number
Incompressible M < 0.3
Subsonic M < 1.0
Sonic M = 1.0
Transonic 0.8 < M < 1.2
Supersonic 1.0 < M < 5
Hypersonic M>5

2. What is a supersonic flight range?

For aircraft speeds which are greater than the speed of sound, the aircraft is said to
be supersonic. Typical speeds for supersonic aircraft are greater than 750 mph but less than 1500
mph, and the Mach number M is greater than one, 1 < M < 5. In supersonic flight, we
encounter compressibility effects and the local air density varies because of shock
waves, expansions, and flow choking.

3. An airfoil is in the free stream where p= 0.6 atm and density is 0.9 kg/m^3, and
velocity is 300 m/s. At a point on the airfoil surface, the pressure is 0.5 atm. Assuming
isentropic flow, calculate the velocity at that point. Solve this in two approaches, 1. by
using the formula of chapter 7 (the one I told you to download), 2. the formula you
are familiar with from your fundamentals of aerodynamics.

Solution:

1st Approach, Using the formula of Chapter 7:

101,325 𝑁⁄ 2
𝑚
(0.6 𝑎𝑡𝑚)( 1 𝑎𝑡𝑚
)
𝑝∞
𝑇∞ = = 𝑘𝑔 𝐽
𝜌∞ 𝑅 0.9 ⁄ 3 (287.08 𝑘𝑔−𝐾)
𝑚

𝑇∞ = 235.30 𝐾

𝛾−1 1.4−1
𝑝 𝛾 0.5 1.4
𝑇 = 𝑇∞ ( ) = 235.37 𝐾 ( )
𝑝∞ 0.6

𝑇 = 223.36 𝐾

1 1
𝑇∞ 𝐶𝑝 + 𝑉∞ 2 = 𝑇𝐶𝑝 + 𝑉 2
2 2

𝑉 = √2𝐶𝑝 (𝑇∞ − 𝑇) + 𝑉∞ 2

𝑉 = √2 (1006.2 𝐽⁄𝑘𝑔 − 𝐾 ) (235.30 𝐾 − 223.36 𝐾) + (300 𝑚⁄𝑠)2

𝑽 = 𝟑𝟑𝟕. 𝟔𝟖 𝒎/𝒔
2nd Approach, Using the Bernoulli’s Equation:

𝑉∞ 2 𝑉2
𝑝∞ + 𝜌 =𝑝+𝜌
2 2

2(𝑝∞ − 𝑝)
𝑉=√ + 𝑉∞ 2
𝜌

101,325 𝑁⁄𝑚2
2(0.6 𝑎𝑡𝑚 − 0.5 𝑎𝑡𝑚) ( )
√ 1 𝑎𝑡𝑚
𝑉= + (300 𝑚⁄𝑠)2
𝑘𝑔⁄
0.9 𝑚3

𝑽 = 𝟑𝟑𝟓. 𝟒𝟑 𝒎/𝒔