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12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 2 - Week -1 : Revision of Fluid Mechanics & Thermodynamics concepts - I
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Unit 2 - Week -1 : Revision of Fluid Mechanics &

Thermodynamics concepts - I
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Week -1 : 1) A sealed container is heated, such that the temperature is doubled, the pressure and density 1 point
Revision of Fluid will
Mechanics &
Thermodynamics Increase four folds, and become half respectively
concepts - I Doubles, and remains the same respectively
Introduction Remains the same, and doubles respectively
None of the above
Basics of
Thermodynamics
Tutorial 1
Accepted Answers:
Quiz :
Assignment 1 Doubles, and remains the same respectively
Feedback for 2) For a process in a piston-cylinder arrangement, when the temperature was doubled the 1 point
week 1 volume inside also doubled, then the process is:
Solution to
Isentropic
assignment 1
Isobaric
Week - 2 : Adiabatic
Revision of Fluid
None of the above
Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - II
Control Volume Accepted Answers:

Approach Isobaric
Conservation
3) Isentropic compressibility of air is 1 point
Equations
Tutorial 2 Independent of density and proportional to pressure

Independent of density and inversely proportional to pressure
Quiz :
Assignment 2 Directly proportional to density and independent of pressure
Inversely proportional to density and independent of pressure
Feedback for
week 2
Solution to
Assignment 2
Accepted Answers:
Independent of density and inversely proportional to pressure
Week - 3 :
Introduction to 4) For a piston cylinder arrangement 2kJ of heat is added to the system and 4kJ of energy is extracted,
Compressible
flows the decrease in temperature is (Cp = 1kJ/kgK, Cv = 0.718kJ/kgK)
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Energy
Equation
Concept of Accepted Answers:

stagnation (Type: Range) 2.5,3
Discussion on 1 point
stagnation
properties 5) For an isothermal process, the change in internal energy of a system is 1 point
Velocity of zero
sound
Always greater than zero
Discussion on
Depends on the change in volume
velocity of
sound and Always less than zero
mach number
Quiz :
Assignment 3
Accepted Answers:
Feedback for zero
week 3
6) For a polytropic process, the slope dP
is highest for 1 point
Solution to dV
assignment 3
Isentropic process
Week - 4 : Wave Isobaric process
motion & Isochoric process
Variable Area
Flows Isothermal process
Wave
propagation
Mach wave
Accepted Answers:
Isochoric process
Mach number
relations 7) An ideal gas and a calorifically perfect gas are defined as 1 point
Variable Area Obey the equation of satate and have specific heat as a functions of temperature only
Adiabatic flow
respectively
Quiz : Have specific heats as constants and have specific heat as a functions of temperature only
Assignment 4 respectively
Feedback for Obeys the equation of state and have the specific heat as a constant respectively
week 4
Have specific heats as a function of temperature only and have specific heats as a constant
Solution to respectively
Assignment 4
Week - 5 : More
on Variable Area Accepted Answers:
Adiabatic flow
Obeys the equation of state and have the specific heat as a constant respectively
Variable Area
8) The area under the P-v and T-s diagram gives 1 point
Adiabatic flow
(cont'd)
The work done by the system and the heat into the system respectively
* reference The work done on the system and the heat into the system respectively
quantities and
their relations
The work done by the system and the heat released by the system respectively
The work done on the system and the heat released by the system respectively
Importance of
stagnation
temperature in
relation to v
Accepted Answers:
Discussion on The work done by the system and the heat into the system respectively
variable area
adiabaic flow 9) The change in entropy when the temperature is doubled at constant pressure is equal to 1 point
and * reference
quantities Cp ln(2)
Gas tables Cv ln(2)
Quiz :
Cp ln(0.5)
Assignment 5 Cv ln(0.5)
Accepted Answers:
Cp ln(2)
4/5
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 11 - Week 10: Moving normal shocks & Oblique shocks
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Unit 11 - Week 10: Moving normal shocks & Oblique shocks
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Week -1 : Revision of
Fluid Mechanics & 1) Oxygen at 38o C and 137.895kPa is flowing at 137m/s in a duct. A valve is quickly shut causing a normal shock to
Thermodynamics travel back through the duct. Determine the speed of the traveling shock in m/s. (γ = 1.4, universal gas constant
concepts - I 8.314J /molK )
Week - 2 : Revision of
Fluid Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - II
Accepted Answers:
Week - 3 : (Type: Range) 285,295
Introduction to
Compressible flows 1 point
Week - 4 : Wave 2) In question 1, what is the temperature of oxygen at being brought to rest by the closure of the valve? (answer in K)
motion & Variable
Area Flows
Week - 5 : More on
Variable Area
Adiabatic flow Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 360,370
Week - 6: Isentropic
flow through 1 point
converging nozzles
3) The velocity of a certain atomic blast wave has been determined to be approximately 46000m/s relative to the ground.
Assume that it is moving into still air at 300K and 1 bar. What stagnation pressure exist after the blast wave passes? (
Week - 7 : Isentropic
γ = 1.4, R = 287J /kgK)(answer in bar)
flow through
Converging -
Diverging Nozzles
Week - 8: Normal
Shocks
Accepted Answers:
Week 9 - Normal (Type: Range) 134000,136000
Shock (Cont'd)
1 point
Week 10: Moving 4) In question 3, what is the temperature after the blast wave passes? (Divide by 106 and answer in K)
normal shocks &
Oblique shocks
Moving Normal
Shocks
Discussion on Accepted Answers:

moving normal
(Type: Range) 1.0,1.1
shocks
Oblique shocks
1 point
Oblique shock 5) Observation of an oblique shock in air reveals that a mach 2.2 flow at 550K and 2 bar absolute is deflected by 14
relations degrees. What is the temperature after the shock? Assume that the weak solution prevails. (Answer in kelvin)
Discussion on
oblique shocks
Supplementary
lecture : Shock Polar
diagram & Prandtl- Accepted Answers:
Meyer relation for (Type: Range) 690, 700
Oblique shocks
1 point
Quiz : Assignment
10
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 11 - Week 10: Moving normal shocks & Oblique shocks
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6) Picture depicts the air inlet to a jet aircraft. The plane is operating at 50,000ft where the pressure is 11.634kPa and
10 temperature is 218K. Assume the flight speed is M 0 = 2.5. Find the total entropy change after the normal shock. (
= sbef ore blique hock − saf ter ormal hock )(Answer in J/kgK)
o s n s
Assignment 10
solutions
Week 11: Oblique

shock reflection,
Prandtl-Meyer flow
and Prandtl-Meyer
function
Week 12
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) -90,-100
2 points
7) If in Question 6, the single wedge is replaced by a double wedge of 7 and 8 , determine the entropy change of air after
o o
it enters the diffuser. (answer in J/kgK)
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 78,88
3 points
X
Unit 12 - Week 11: Oblique shock reflection, Prandtl-

Meyer flow and Prandtl-Meyer function
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Week -1 : 1) Find the angle α , that reflected shock makes with the surface as shown in the figure below,
Revision of Fluid
Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - I
Week - 2 :
Revision of Fluid
Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - II
Week - 3 :
Introduction to
Compressible
flows The Mach number of the incoming flow is 3 and the angle that the incident shock makes with incoming
flow is 300 .
Week - 4 : Wave
motion &
Variable Area
Flows
Week - 5 : More Accepted Answers:

on Variable Area (Type: Range) 21 - 25
Adiabatic flow
3 points
Week - 6:
Isentropic flow 2) Air at M 1 ,
= 2.4 T1 = 325 K, and P1 = 1.5 bar approaches a smooth turn of 200 as shown in the
through figure below,
converging
nozzles
Week - 7 :
Isentropic flow
through
Converging -
Diverging
Nozzles
Week - 8: Normal
Shocks
Week 9 - Normal
Shock (Cont'd)
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 12 - Week 11: Oblique shock reflection, Prandtl-Meyer flow and Prandtl-Meyer function
Week 10: Moving

normal shocks &
Oblique shocks
Week 11: Oblique

shock reflection,
Prandtl-Meyer
flow and Prandtl-
Meyer function
Reflection of
oblique shocks
Discussion on
reflection of
oblique shocks
Prandtl-Meyer
flow
Prandtl-Meyer
flow (cont'd)
Discussion on Find the Mach number M 2

Prandtl-Meyer
expansion
Quiz :
Assignment 11
Feedback for Accepted Answers:

Week 11
Assignment 11
solutions
2 points
Correction in 3) Find the pressure P2 (in bar) in the problem 2.

solution
Week 12
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 4,5
1 point
4) Find the temperature T2 (in Kelvin) in problem 2.
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 440.0,455.0
1 point
5) Air flows supersonically over a surface which change the the direction twice as shown in the figure
below,
Calculate the static pressure P3 (in kPa) after the final turn.
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 12 - Week 11: Oblique shock reflection, Prandtl-Meyer flow and Prandtl-Meyer function
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 46.0 - 50.0
3 points
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 3 - Week - 2 : Revision of Fluid Mechanics & Thermodynamics concepts - II
Unit 3 - Week - 2 : Revision of Fluid Mechanics &

Thermodynamics concepts - II
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Week -1 : 1) If v ⃗ = , where x, y are space coordinates and t is time, then

f (x, y, t) 1 point
Revision of Fluid
Mechanics & It is a 2D steady flow
Thermodynamics It is a 2D unsteady flow
concepts - I
Nothing can be said about the flow
Week - 2 : Fluid flow is always 3D

Revision of Fluid
Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - II Accepted Answers:
It is a 2D unsteady flow
Control Volume
Approach 2) Consider water flowing through a 200m long pipe of constant cross-sectional area 0.5 sq. meters at
Conservation a speed of 1m/s. Water is leaking through multiple holes at a rate of 50kg/s. What is the velocity at the
Equations exit of the pipe?
Tutorial 2
Quiz :
Assignment 2
Feedback for
Accepted Answers:
week 2
(Type: Range) 0.89,0.91
Solution to
Assignment 2 1 point
3) The work done by a fluid to push itself into the control volume is given by 1 point
Week - 3 :
Introduction to
Compressible
flows PAv
Week - 4 : Wave ρAv

motion &
Variable Area
ṁ
Flows P
ρ
Week - 5 : More ρAv

2
on Variable Area
Adiabatic flow
Week - 6:
Isentropic flow Accepted Answers:
through PAv
converging P
ṁ
nozzles ρ
4) The Reynolds Transport equation for a fixed control volume is given as 1 point
Week - 7 : DN ∂ ^
Isentropic flow Dt
=
∂t
∫
V
ηρdV + ∫
A
ρv.⃗ ndA where v ⃗ is the velocity of the fluid. If the control volume is moving with
→
through a constant velocity vc , then which term in the equation will need to change?
Converging -
Diverging The term in the left hand side
Nozzles
The first term in the right hand side
Week - 8: Normal The second term in the right hand side
Shocks None of the above
Week 9 - Normal
Shock (Cont'd)
Accepted Answers:
Week 10: Moving The second term in the right hand side
normal shocks &
Oblique shocks 5) For a steady, incompressible flow through a pipe of decreasing cross-sectional area from A10 points
to A2 the force applied on the pipe is
Week 11: Oblique
shock reflection,
Prandtl-Meyer A2
2
−A A
1 2
flow and Prandtl- A1
Meyer function
2
A1 −A1 A2
Week 12 A2
A1
A2
A2
A1
Accepted Answers:
2
A1 −A1 A2
A2
6) The equation ρAv = const is valid for 1 point
Steady flow
1D flow
Incompressible flow
None of the above
Accepted Answers:
Steady flow
1D flow
Incompressible flow
7) Consider an aircraft jet engine with inlet area 10m2 . The mean value of the air at the inlet is 150 m/s
and at the exit is 200m/s. The density of air is 1.25kg/m3 . Determine the thrust produced in kN. (Assume
incompressible and steady flow with uniform pressure surrounding the jet)
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 93,94
1 point
8) A tank sealed at the top is being filled with water by two inlets, diameters of which are given as 0.1m
and 0.2m. The velocity through those pipes are 3m/s and 4m/s respectively. Air is trapped at the top of
the tank. The cross-sectional area of the tank is 1 sq. meters. If h is the height of the water in the tank,
dh
compute dt
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 0.145,0.155
1 point
9) A horizontal duct of constant cross-sectional area contains CO2 flowing isothermally. At a section
where the pressure is 15 bar absolute, the average velocity is known to be 50m/s. Further downstream
the pressure is 6 bars absolute. Find the heat transfer. (The pipe is horizontal)
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 6560,6564
1 point
10)A fluid is flowing through a horizontal, adiabatic pipe at 5m/s. The flow is slowed down to 2m/s,
without any external work being done on it. The change in enthalpy is
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 10.4,10.6
1 point
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 4 - Week - 3 : Introduction to Compressible flows
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Unit 4 - Week - 3 : Introduction to Compressible flows
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Week -1 : 1) Methane and helium have different speeds of sound at a given temperature because of 1 point
Revision of Fluid
Mechanics & different ratios of specific heat capacity only
Thermodynamics different values of gas constant only
concepts - I
different values of gas constant and specific heat capacity ratios
Week - 2 : None of the above

Revision of Fluid
Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - II Accepted Answers:
different values of gas constant and specific heat capacity ratios
Week - 3 :
Introduction to 2) What is the final pressure of air for an isothermal flow through a constant area horizontal pipe with
Compressible no losses when the velocity changes from 300m/s to 200m/s. (Assume initial temperature and pressure
flows to be 300K and 1 bar) (Give answer in number of bars) (Take gas constant of air as 287 J/kgK)
Energy
Equation
Concept of
stagnation
Accepted Answers:
Discussion on
stagnation (Type: Range) 1.2,1.4
properties
1 point
Velocity of
sound 3) Newton considered that sound wave traveled through an isothermal process, which was later
discovered to be erroneous by Laplace. If Newton made the calculation for the speed of sound at 300K
Discussion on v calculated −v actual
using the isothermal process assumption the error in the calculation (defined as error = )
velocity of v actual
sound and would be equal to (give answer as an absolute value) (Take R=287J/kgK and ratio of specific heat as
mach number 1.4)
Quiz :
Assignment 3
Feedback for
week 3
Accepted Answers:
Solution to
assignment 3 (Type: Range) 0.15,0.16
1 point
Week - 4 : Wave
motion & 4) Pressure taps in a low speed wind tunnel reveals that the difference in stagnation and static
Variable Area
Flows pressure to be 3.45kPa. Calculate the test section air velocity (in m/s) under the assumption that air
density is constant at 1.225kg/m3 (Cp = 1.005kJ /kgK , R = 287J /kgK)
Week - 5 : More
on Variable Area
Adiabatic flow
Week - 6:
Accepted Answers:
Isentropic flow
through (Type: Range) 139,141
converging
nozzles 1 point
5) What is the speed of sound in a methane environment at 300K? (Answer is m/s)

Week - 7 :
Isentropic flow
through
Converging -
Diverging
Nozzles
Accepted Answers:
Week - 8: Normal (Type: Range) 450,455
Shocks
1 point
Week 9 - Normal 6) Find the sonic velocity of helium at 300K in m/s. (Note: Helium is monoatomic)
Shock (Cont'd)
Week 10: Moving

normal shocks &
Oblique shocks
Accepted Answers:
Week 11: Oblique (Type: Range) 950,1090
shock reflection,
Prandtl-Meyer 1 point
flow and Prandtl-
Meyer function 7) Air flows at 300m/s at 300K. It is then isentropically brought to rest. Find the final temperature (
Cp = 1.005kJ /kgK , Cv = 0.718kJ /kgK )
Week 12
Accepted Answers:
1 point
8) The enthalpy of a flow increases by 237.25kJ/kg when the velocity changes from 300m/s to 100m/s.
The amount of heat added or extracted by the flow (assuming a reversible and adiabatic flow) is
Accepted Answers:
1 point
9) Consider a flow at constant pressure. Air is flowing at 300m/s at 300K. It is then slowed down to
200m/s, adiabatically. The ratio of the stagnation pressure is? (Cp = 1.005kJ /kgK , R = 287J /kgK)
Accepted Answers:
1 point
10)Water flowing through a pipe has a static pressure equal to 10kPa and velocity 15m/s. The
stagnation pressure is _______ kPa.
Accepted Answers:
1 point
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 5 - Week - 4 : Wave motion & Variable Area Flows
Unit 5 - Week - 4 : Wave motion & Variable Area Flows
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Week -1 : 1) Air flowing through a wind tunnel at mach 0.9 records a temperature of 300K. It is then isentropically
Revision of Fluid slowed down to M=0.2. The final temperature of the flow in K is?
Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - I
Week - 2 :
Revision of Fluid Accepted Answers:
Mechanics & (Type: Range) 343, 348
Thermodynamics
concepts - II 1 point
Week - 3 : 2) Velocity of air at a point (1) in a constant area duct is 200m/s at a static temperature of 300K. If at
Introduction to another point (2) the static temperature is 290K. Then the mach number of the flow at point 2 is?
Compressible (Assume isentropic flow) (R = 287J /kgK , γ = 1.4)
flows
Week - 4 : Wave
motion &
Variable Area
Flows
Accepted Answers:
Wave (Type: Range) 0.7,0.8
propagation
1 point
Mach wave
3) Air flows through a horizontal constant area duct at M=0.5 at 500K at 1 bar static pressure. The
Mach number stagnation pressure will be? (Answer in bar) (γ = 1.4)
relations
Variable Area
Adiabatic flow
Quiz :
Assignment 4
Accepted Answers:
Feedback for (Type: Range) 1.1,1.2
week 4
1 point
Solution to
Assignment 4 4) Air is flowing through a diverging duct. At the inlet temperature is 300K and the mach no is 0.5. The
ratio of the area at the inlet to the outlet is 0.5. The temperature at the outlet in kelvin is? (Assume
Week - 5 : More isentropic flow)(γ = 1.4)
on Variable Area
Adiabatic flow
Week - 6:
Isentropic flow
through
Accepted Answers:
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 5 - Week - 4 : Wave motion & Variable Area Flows
converging (Type: Range) 310,314
nozzles
3 points
Week - 7 :
5) Air is flowing though a constant area duct. If the pressure, temperature and mass flow rate per unit
Isentropic flow
through area is given as 1bar, 300K and 300kg/sm2 , then find the stagnation temperature of the flow in K.
Converging - (Assume R = 287J /kgK , γ = 1.4)
Diverging
Nozzles
Week - 8: Normal
Shocks
Accepted Answers:
Week 9 - Normal (Type: Range) 330,336
Shock (Cont'd)
1 point
Week 10: Moving
6) If the shape of sound waves emanating from a moving object at time 't', is given by the 1 point
normal shocks &
Oblique shocks equation:
2 2 2
(x − a(t 0 − t)) + y = (a(t 0 − t))
Week 11: Oblique where 'a' is the speed of sound and 't 0 ' is the time at which the measurement is started. Then, the speed
shock reflection, at which the object is moving is
Prandtl-Meyer
flow and Prandtl-
Meyer function at 0
Week 12
a
at
a(t 0 − t)
Accepted Answers:
a
7) Match the following: 1 point
1-A, 2-B, 3-A, 4-B

1-B, 2-A, 3-A, 4-B
1-B, 2-A, 3-B, 4-A
1-A, 2-B, 3-B, 4-A
Accepted Answers:
1-B, 2-A, 3-A, 4-B
8) An aircraft is moving at Mach 2, 2km above a person standing at the ground. At time t=0s, the
aircraft is directly above the person. After what time would the person hear the aircrafts sound. (Assume
atmospheric temperature to be 300K. Take R = 287J /kgK , γ = 1.4) (Answer in seconds)
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 4,6
1 point
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 6 - Week - 5 : More on Variable Area Adiabatic flow
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Unit 6 - Week - 5 : More on Variable Area Adiabatic flow
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Week -1 : 1) Air flows in an adiabatic duct with friction. The change in entropy of the flow is 28.7J /kgK . At one
Revision of Fluid section the mach no. is 1.5, and farther downstream it increases to 2.8. Find the ratio of the density (
Mechanics & ρ /ρ ). (γ = 1.4, R = 287J /kgK)
2 1
Thermodynamics
concepts - I
Week - 2 :
Revision of Fluid
Mechanics & Accepted Answers:
Thermodynamics
concepts - II (Type: Range) 0.2,0.3
1 point
Week - 3 :
Introduction to 2) A pitot tube measures the static pressure and stagnation pressure as 0.8 bars and 1 bar,
Compressible respectively. If the static temperature is 300K, what is the error in the calculation of velocity if the
flows calculation is based on the assumption that it is a incompressibe flow, with density of the fluid being
v compressible −v incompressible
1.16kg/m
3
. (verror = ) (do not put "%" in the answer)
∗ 100
Week - 4 : Wave v compressible
motion &
Variable Area
Flows
Week - 5 : More
on Variable Area Accepted Answers:
Adiabatic flow (Type: Range) 6,7
Variable Area 1 point

Adiabatic flow
(cont'd) 3) In an isentropic flow through a variable area duct, for a given ratio of A
∗
the number of 1 point
A
* reference possible values of M (for M ≠ 1 ) is ___________ and it is/are characterised as _________.

quantities and
their relations 2; both subsonic
2; one subsonic and the other supersonic
Importance of
stagnation 1; supersonic
temperature in 3; one subsonic, another sonic and the last supersonic
relation to v
Discussion on
variable area
adiabaic flow Accepted Answers:
and * reference 2; one subsonic and the other supersonic
quantities
4) At the entry of a converging nozzle, the mach number is 2. The area ratio between the entry and the
Gas tables
exit is 0.8. The mach number at the exit is (Assume isentropic flow, γ = 1.4)
Quiz :
Assignment 5
Feedback for
week 5
Solution for Accepted Answers:

assignment 5 (Type: Range) 1.6,1.8
Week - 6: 1 point
Isentropic flow
through 5) An aircraft is flying in the atmosphere, where the surrounding temperature is 283K. A pitot static tube
converging on the aircraft measures the stagnation pressure as 5 bar and the static pressure as 1 bar. Find the
nozzles velocity in m/s with which the aircraft is moving. (γ = 1.4, R = 287J /kgK)
Week - 7 :
Isentropic flow
through
Converging -
Diverging Accepted Answers:
Nozzles
Week - 8: Normal 1 point

Shocks
6) A pitot static tube measures the static and stagnation pressure at points 1 and 2. The static and
Week 9 - Normal stagnation pressure at point 1 are 1 bar and 2 bars respectively, whereas at point 2 they are 0.5 bars
Shock (Cont'd) and 1 bars respectively. The ratio of the area at point 2 to point 1 is?
Week 10: Moving

normal shocks &
Oblique shocks
Week 11: Oblique Accepted Answers:

shock reflection, (Type: Range) 1.9,2.1
Prandtl-Meyer
flow and Prandtl- 1 point
Meyer function
7) Air enters a converging section where A1 = 0.5m
2
. At a downstream section
Week 12 2
A2 = 0.25m , M 2 = 1andΔs1−2 = 0 . It is known that P2 > P1 . Find the temperature ratio (T2 /T1 ).
(Assume γ = 1.4 )
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 1.63,1.65
1 point
8) Air flows at T1 = 250K , P1 = 3bar, P01 = 3.4bar and cross-sectional area A1 = 0.4m
2
. The flow
is isentropic to a point where A2 = 0.3m
2
. Determine the temperature in K at section 2. (γ = 1.4 )
Accepted Answers:
1 point
9) What is the maximum velocity in m/s that air at 300K can attain is? (Cp = 1.005kJ /kgK )
Accepted Answers:
1 point
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 7 - Week - 6: Isentropic flow through converging nozzles
Unit 7 - Week - 6: Isentropic flow through converging

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Week -1 : 1) Air is sucked through a convergent nozzle into a large container with the following conditions: 1 point
Revision of Fluid P0 = 10
5
Pa, T0 = 300 K, γ ,
= 1.4 R = 287 N-m/kg-K,Ac = 0.02m
2
Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - I
Week - 2 :
Revision of Fluid
Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - II
Week - 3 :
Introduction to
Compressible
flows
Week - 4 : Wave
motion &
Variable Area
Flows
Determine the mass flow for Pc = 7 × 10
4
Pa.
Week - 5 : More
on Variable Area
Adiabatic flow 4.35 kg/sec
5.25 kg/sec
Week - 6: 4.67 kg/sec
Isentropic flow
through 3.35 kg/sec
converging
nozzles
Converging Accepted Answers:

nozzle
4.35 kg/sec
Condition of
choked flow and 2) Determine the mass flow rate for problem 1 if Pc = 2 × 10
4
Pa. 1 point
associated
properties 4.35 kg/sec
5.32 kg/sec
Area ratio and
pressure ratio in 3.35 kg/sec
converging 4.67 kg/sec
nozzles
Discussion on
converging
nozzles Accepted Answers:
Quiz :
4.67 kg/sec
Assignment 6
3) An experiment is conducted with flow through a converging nozzle. The nozzle receives air 1 point
Feedback for from a reservoir in which temperature is 350 K. A pitot tube is placed at the exit of the nozzle, with the
week 6 hole aligned with the center line of the nozzle. At some point during the experiment, the pitot tube
Solution to
measures 1.35 bar. The temperature measured by thermo-couple at the exit of the nozzle is 303 K.
Assignment 6 Determine the exit Mach number for choked flow if the exit area of the nozzle is 0.1 m2 . Assume
isentropic conditions throughout the experiment.
Week - 7 :
Isentropic flow 0.98
through
0.85
Converging -
Diverging 0.95
Nozzles 0.88
Week - 8: Normal
Shocks
Accepted Answers:
Week 9 - Normal 0.88
Shock (Cont'd)
4) Calculate the throat area for problem 3. 1 point
Week 10: Moving
normal shocks &
Oblique shocks 0.098 m2
Week 11: Oblique

shock reflection, 0.081 m2
Prandtl-Meyer
flow and Prandtl- 0.091 m2
Meyer function
Week 12 0.088 m2
Accepted Answers:
0.098 m2
5) A bicycle tire is filled with air at 169.12 kPa and at 30 o C. The valve breaks and air exhausts 1 point
into the atmosphere of 100 kPa and 20 o C. The exit diameter of the valve is 2 mm and is the smallest
area in the system. Assuming 1D isentropic flow conditions find the initial Mach number at the exit of the
valve.
0.95
0.9
0.85
0.98
Accepted Answers:
0.9
6) The initial mass flow rate for Problem 5 is, 1 point
0.00122 kg/sec
0.0122 kg/sec
0.0022kg/sec
0.022 kg/sec
Accepted Answers:
0.00122 kg/sec
7) Consider an isentropic flow in a channel of converging area between two sections 1 and 2. 1 point
Given M 1 = 2, we desire thatV2 /V1 = 1.2. Estimate of is,
2.28
1.98
2.4
2.98
Accepted Answers:
2.98
8) The area ratio A2 /A1 for the Problem 7 is, 1 point
2.98
2.4
2
1.2
Accepted Answers:
2.4
9) Air flows out of a large container through a nozzle into the open air. The flow in the nozzle is 2 points
steady and isentropic.
The Mach number at the exit is smaller than unity. The retaining force F required to keep the container
at rest is,
−1/(γ−1)
2γ Pa Pa
F
= − 1
AP0 γ−1 ( P0 ) ( P0 )
[ ]
−1/(γ−1)
2γ Pa
F
= − 1
AP0 γ−1 ( P0 )
[ ]
1/(γ−1)
2γ Pa Pa
F
= − 1
AP0 γ−1 ( P0 ) ( P0 )
[ ]
−1/(γ−1)
2γ Pa Pa
F
= 1 −
AP0 γ−1 ( P0 ) ( P0 )
[ ]
Accepted Answers:
−1/(γ−1)
2γ Pa Pa
F
= − 1
AP0 γ−1 ( P0 ) ( P0 )
[ ]
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 8 - Week - 7 : Isentropic flow through Converging - Diverging Nozzles
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Diverging Nozzles
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Week -1 : 1) Consider the following schematic,

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Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - I
Week - 2 :
Revision of Fluid
Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - II
Week - 3 :
Introduction to
Compressible
flows
Given that,A1 = 0.002 m 2 , A2 = 0.005 m2 , M 1 , ,
= 0.5 Δs1−2 = 0 p
1
= 4 bar, the value of M 2 is,
Week - 4 : Wave
motion &
Variable Area
Flows
Week - 5 : More Accepted Answers:

on Variable Area
(Type: Range) 0.172 - 0.177
Adiabatic flow
1 point
Week - 6:
Isentropic flow 2) A C-D nozzle with an area ratio of 3.0 exhausts into a receiver where pressure is 1 bar. The nozzle
through is supplied by air at 22 C from a large reservoir as shown below,
converging
nozzles
Week - 7 :
Isentropic flow
through
Converging -
Diverging
Nozzles
Converging -
Diverging (C-D)
nozzles
More on C-D
nozzles
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 8 - Week - 7 : Isentropic flow through Converging - Diverging Nozzles
Discussion on At what pressure (in bar) should the reservoir be for the nozzle to operate at its design condition?
C-D nozzles - 1
Discussion on
C-D nozzles - 2
Examples and
applications of
flow through C- Accepted Answers:
D nozzles
(Type: Range) 21.0 - 21.9
Quiz :
1 point
Assignment 7
Feedback for 3) What will the outlet velocity be in the problem 2?

week 7
Solution to
Assignment 7
Week - 8: Normal
Accepted Answers:
Shocks
(Type: Range) 580 - 592
Week 9 - Normal 1 point
Shock (Cont'd)
4) A C-D nozzle is designed to expand air from a reservoir in which the pressure is 800 kPa and the
Week 10: Moving temperature is 40 0 C to give a Mach number of 2.5. The throat area of the nozzle is 0.0025 m . Find the
normal shocks & mass flow rate (in kg/s) through the nozzle under design conditions.
Oblique shocks
Week 11: Oblique

shock reflection,
Prandtl-Meyer
flow and Prandtl-
Accepted Answers:
Meyer function
(Type: Range) 4.5 - 4.7
Week 12 1 point
5) The exit area of the nozzle for the problem 4 is?
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 0.0056 - 0.007
1 point
6) The design back pressure (in kPa) for the problem 4 is?
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 43.0 - 48.0
1 point
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 9 - Week - 8: Normal Shocks
Unit 9 - Week - 8: Normal Shocks
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Week -1 : 1) Helium flowing at mach no. of 1.80 encounters a normal shock. Determine the pressure ratio across
Revision of Fluid the shock (Py /Px )
Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - I
Week - 2 :
Mechanics & (Type: Range) 3.2,4.4
Thermodynamics
Week - 3 : 2) In question 1, find the change in entropy of the flow? (Take universal gas constant as
Introduction to 8.314kJ /kmolK )(in J/kgK)
Compressible
flows
Week - 4 : Wave
motion &
Variable Area Accepted Answers:
Flows
Week - 5 : More 1 point

on Variable Area
Adiabatic flow 3) Fluid is air and can be treated as a perfect gas. If the condition before the shock wave are:
M = 2.0, P = 138kPa and T = 278K. Determine the entropy change across the shock. (
Week - 6: γ = 1.4andR = 287J /kgK) (answer in J/kgK)
Isentropic flow
through
converging
nozzles
Week - 7 : Accepted Answers:

Isentropic flow
through
Converging - 1 point
Diverging
Nozzles 4) Oxygen enters a converging nozzle and a shock is formed at the exit. The entering mach number is
2.8 and the area ratio is A1 /A2 = 1.7. Compute the overall static temperature ratio (TAf terShock /Tentry ).
Week - 8: Normal Neglect all frictional losses. (γ = 1.4, R = 287J /kgK)
Shocks
Introduction to
normal shocks
Normal shock
relations - 1 Accepted Answers:
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 9 - Week - 8: Normal Shocks
Normal shock (Type: Range) 2,3

relations - 2
1 point
Rankine-
Hugoniot 5) A converging-diverging nozzle receives air from a tank at 689.476 kPa and 333K. The pressure is
equation 193.053kPa preceeding a plane shock that is located an the diverging section. The mach number is 0.5.
The flow rate is 4.535kg/s. Determine the throat area in sq. cm.
Quiz :
Assignment 8
Feedback for
week 8
New Lesson
Accepted Answers:
Solution to (Type: Range) 28,30
Assignment 8
1 point
Week 9 - Normal
Shock (Cont'd) 6) For question 5, find the area os the section at which the shock is located (in sq. cm.)
Week 10: Moving

normal shocks &
Oblique shocks
Week 11: Oblique Accepted Answers:

shock reflection, (Type: Range) 33,36
Prandtl-Meyer
flow and Prandtl- 1 point
Meyer function
7) Outlet pressure required to operate the nozzle in the manner described in question 5. (in kPa)
Week 12
Accepted Answers:
1 point
8) Nitrogen flows in a CD nozzle designed to operate at mach number of 3.0. If it is subjected to a

pressure ratio of 0.5. Compute the area ratio at the shock location. (γ = 1.4, R = 287J /kgK)
Accepted Answers:
3 points
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Week -1 : 1) The Mach number and temperature upstream of a normal shock wave are 2 and 7 0 C respectively.
Revision of Fluid The temperature (in Kelvin) downstream of the shock wave is,
Mechanics &
Thermodynamics
concepts - I
Week - 2 :
Mechanics & (Type: Range) 471 - 473
Thermodynamics
Week - 3 : 2) A C-D nozzle gets supply of air from a large tank which is kept at 2 bar and 100 0 C. The conditions
Introduction to at the exit of the nozzle are such that a normal shock stands at some location in the diverging section of
Compressible nozzle where the velocity just before the shock is found to be 450 m/s. The velocity (in m/s) just after the
flows shock is,
Week - 4 : Wave
motion &
Variable Area
Flows
Accepted Answers:
Week - 5 : More
on Variable Area (Type: Range) 275 - 278
Adiabatic flow
2 points
Week - 6: 3) A large tank filled with air at pressure 4 bar and temperature of 35 0 C is attached to a C-D nozzle.
Isentropic flow The throat area of the nozzle is 3 cm2 and the exit area is 9 cm2 . A normal shock stands at the exit of
through
the nozzle. The back pressure (in bar) of the flow is,
converging
nozzles
Week - 7 :
Isentropic flow
through
Converging - Accepted Answers:
Diverging (Type: Range) 1.45 - 1.55
Nozzles
1 point
Week - 8: Normal 4) The temperature (in Kelvin) after the shock wave for the problem 3 is,
Shocks
Week 9 - Normal
Shock (Cont'd)
Discussion on
Normal Shocks Accepted Answers:
12/28/2017 Gas Dynamics - - Unit 10 - Week 9 - Normal Shock (Cont'd)
-1 (Type: Range) 291 - 293
Discussion on 1 point
Normal Shocks
-2 5) A C-D nozzle, discharging a jet of air into atmosphere (1 bar, 300 K), has a ratio of the exit area to
Normal shocks
throat area equal to 2.5. What should be the reservoir pressure (in bar) to drive the nozzle if a normal
in C-D nozzles shock stands in the nozzle where the area ratio is 2.
Note: The area ratio is generally defined with respect to throat area.
Quiz :
Assignment 9
Feedback for
week 9
Assignment 9
Accepted Answers:
Solutions
(Type: Range) 1.75 - 1.85
Week 10: Moving
3 points
normal shocks &
Oblique shocks 6) The stagnation pressure and temperature of air at the entry of the nozzle are 5 bar and 500 K
respectively. The exit Mach number is 2 where a normal shock occurs. Calculate the velocity of the flow
Week 11: Oblique just outside the exit of the nozzle. Assume the flow inside the nozzle to be isentropic.
shock reflection,
Prandtl-Meyer
flow and Prandtl-
Meyer function
Week 12
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 250 - 250.5
2 points
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* reference possible values of M (for M ≠ 1 ) is ___________ and it is/are characterised as _________.

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5) The exit area of the nozzle for the problem 4 is?

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* reference possible values of M (for M ≠ 1 ) is ___ and it is/are characterised as _.