Problem 13.

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[Difficulty: 3]

Given: Air deflected at an angle, causing an oblique shock

Find:

Post shock pressure, temperature, and Mach number, deflection angle, strong or weak

Solution:
The given or available data is:

R =
k =
M1 =
T1 =
T1 =
p1 =
=

53.33
1.4
3.3
100
560
20
45

ft-lbf/lbm-R

F
R
psia

Equations and Computations:

The pre-shock Mach numbers normal and parallel to the wave are:
M 1n =
2.3335
2.3335
M 1t =
The sound speed upstream of the shock is:
c1 =
1160.30
ft/s
Therefore, the speed of the flow parallel to the wave is:
V 1t =
2707.51
ft/s
The post-shock Mach number normal to the wave is:
M 2n =
0.5305
The pressure and temperature ratios across the shock wave are:
p 2/p 1 =
6.1858
1.9777
T 2/T 1 =
Therefore, the post-shock temperature and pressure are:
p2 =
124
psia
1108
R
T2 =
648
F
T2 =
The sound speed downstream of the shock is:
c2 =
1631.74
ft/s
So the speed of the flow normal to wave is:
V 2n =
865.63
ft/s
The speed of the flow parallel to the wave is preserved through the shock:
V 2t =
2707.51
ft/s
Therefore the flow speed after the shock is:
V2 =
2842.52
ft/s
and the Mach number is:
M2 =
1.742
Based on the Mach number and shock angle, the deflection angle is:
=
27.3

Since the Mach number at 2 is supersonic, this is a weak wave. This can be
confirmed by inspecting Fig. 13.29 in the text.