This document contains a tutorial on numerical problems involving one-dimensional isentropic flow. It includes 4 sample problems involving calculating properties of air or Freon-21 flowing through nozzles and diffusers of wind tunnels. The problems involve determining pressures, temperatures, velocities, mass flow rates, power requirements and test section areas given information about reservoir conditions and nozzle/diffuser geometries.
This document contains a tutorial on numerical problems involving one-dimensional isentropic flow. It includes 4 sample problems involving calculating properties of air or Freon-21 flowing through nozzles and diffusers of wind tunnels. The problems involve determining pressures, temperatures, velocities, mass flow rates, power requirements and test section areas given information about reservoir conditions and nozzle/diffuser geometries.
This document contains a tutorial on numerical problems involving one-dimensional isentropic flow. It includes 4 sample problems involving calculating properties of air or Freon-21 flowing through nozzles and diffusers of wind tunnels. The problems involve determining pressures, temperatures, velocities, mass flow rates, power requirements and test section areas given information about reservoir conditions and nozzle/diffuser geometries.
This document contains a tutorial on numerical problems involving one-dimensional isentropic flow. It includes 4 sample problems involving calculating properties of air or Freon-21 flowing through nozzles and diffusers of wind tunnels. The problems involve determining pressures, temperatures, velocities, mass flow rates, power requirements and test section areas given information about reservoir conditions and nozzle/diffuser geometries.
Tutorial 5: Numerical problems on one dimensional isentropic flow
Dr. VENKITARAJ K P ASSISTANT PROFESSOR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADOOR #1. A nozzle in a wind tunnel gives a test –section Mach number of 2.0 .Air enters the nozzle from a large reservoir at 0.69 bar and 310 K .The cross – sectional area of the throat is 1000cm².Determine the following quantities for the tunnel for one dimensional isentropic flow 1) Pressures, temperature and velocities at the throat and test sections, 2) Area of cross- sectional of the test section , 3) Mass flow rate, 4) Power rate required to drive the compressor.
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2 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADOOR 23-Sep-20 Dr.VENKITARAJ K P ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 3 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADOOR 23-Sep-20 Dr.VENKITARAJ K P ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 4 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADOOR 23-Sep-20 Dr.VENKITARAJ K P ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 5 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADOOR 23-Sep-20 #2 A supersonic wind tunnel is designed for a Mach number of 3.0. If the air supply in the reservoir is at a pressure of 1.4 bar and temperature of 27oC. Determine the mass flow rate, area of the test section, the pressure , temperature and density at the nozzle throat and test section. The nozzle throat area is 0.1 m2.
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6 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADOOR 23-Sep-20 Dr.VENKITARAJ K P ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 7 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADOOR 23-Sep-20 Dr.VENKITARAJ K P ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 8 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADOOR 23-Sep-20 Dr.VENKITARAJ K P ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 9 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADOOR 23-Sep-20 #3. A super sonic wind tunnel settling chamber expands air or Freon-21 through a nozzle from a nozzle from a pressure of 10 bar to 4bar in the test section . Calculate the stagnation temperature to the maintained in the setting chamber to obtain a velocity of 500 m/s in the test section for Air , Cp =1.025 KJ/Kg K, Cv =0.735 KJ/Kg K, Freon -21 ,Cp =0.785 KJ/Kg K ,Cv= 0.675 KJ/Kg K. What is the test section Mach number in each case ?
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10 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADOOR 23-Sep-20 Dr.VENKITARAJ K P ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 11 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADOOR 23-Sep-20 #4. A conical air diffuser has an intake area of 0.11 m2 and an exit area of 0.44 m2 .Air enters the diffuser with a static pressure of 0.18 MPa ,static temperature of 37 ºC and velocity of 267 m/s .calculate i) mass flow rate of air through the diffuser ii) the mach number, static temperature and static pressure of the air leaving diffuser iii)the net thrust acting upon the diffuser due to diffusion.
