HW Set #2 ASE362K, Fall 2013

Due on October 3
rd


1) The stagnation pressure indicated by a Pitot tube mounted on a subsonic airplane in
flight is 45 kPa (abs). If the aircraft is cruising in a standard atmosphere at an altitude of
10,000 m, at what speed and Mach number is the aircraft flying? [3 pts]

2) Air flows isentropically in the diverging-converging duct shown. Stagnation pressure
is 3.345 MPa and stagnation temperature is 282
o
C. Atmospheric pressure is 103.4 kPa.




M
1
= 1.2 P
2
= 690 kPa T
3
= 121
o
C
A
1
= 0.01858 m2




Find: p
1
, T
1
, V
1
, mass flow rate, p
02
, M
2
, V
2
, M
3
, A
2
, A
3
[6 pts]


3) Air is heated to a static temperature of 1100 K in a constant area combustion chamber
from stagnation conditions of 414 kPa and 150
o
C and a Mach number of 0.24. Neglecting
friction, find the amount of heat addition, the change in stagnation pressure, and the exit
Mach number. [5 pts]

4) A constant area duct is attached to the end of a converging nozzle. Air is accelerated in
the nozzle and heated without friction in the duct. Conditions are as shown in the
diagram. What is the mass flow rate? [5 pts]





air
s
p
o
= 700 kPa
T
o
= 300 K
D = 2 cm
1

2

q = 200 kJ/kg
p
b =
100 kPa

1
6) A normal shock stands in air that is flowing at a Mach number of 1.8. The upstream
static conditions are P
1
=1atm and T
1
=300K. [5 pts]

(a) What are the static pressure, temperature and density downstream of the shock?
(b) Find the entropy change (units of kJ /kg-K).
(c) Find the rate of entropy production per unit area of the shock (units of W/K/m
2
).
(d) Repeat (b) for M
1
=5.

7) The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated at an altitude of about 200,000 ft (60 km) at
which time it was traveling at about 12,500 mph (5500 m/s). As the shuttle enters the
atmosphere it orients itself to provide as much lift as possible to slow it down (it is a
lifting body). A strong shock wave, called the bow shock (like the bow of a boat), is
formed over the entire windward side of the shuttle. Idealizing the shock as a normal shock,
find U
2
, M
2
, P
2
, T
2
and
2
behind the bow shock. [4 pts]

You will need the thermodynamic state of the gas
upstream of the shock (P
1
, T
1
,
1
) at the correct
altitude. Any source will work, but you may choose to
use a standard atmosphere calculator to get these
conditions (e.g., www.digitaldutch.com/atmoscalc/).






8) A Pitot tube on a supersonic aircraft cruising at an altitude of 30,000 ft senses a
stagnation pressure of 12 psia. If the atmosphere is considered standard, determine the
airspeed and Mach number of this aircraft. [3 pts]

9) A supersonic flow of air at M =2.5 is compressed by turning a sharp corner of 15
degrees. Answer the following questions: a) what shock angles are possible, b) which
angle provides the strongest shock; verify your answer by calculating the entropy change
across each shock, c) how large could the turning angle be before the shock detaches
from the corner? [5 pts]

10) A flow of air at Mach 3 is turned 10 degrees by a concave corner. Free-stream static
temperature and pressure are 16
o
C and 70 kPa. Find the static and stagnation
temperatures and pressures downstream of the oblique shock. [5 pts]


U
1
, P
1
, T
1

2