Chapter 12 Compressible Flow
12-7 The states of different substances and their velocities are specified. The stagnation temperature and
stagnation pressures are to be determined.
Assumptions 1 The stagnation process is isentropic. 2 Helium and nitrogen are ideal gases.
Analysis (a) Helium can be treated as an ideal gas with cp = 5.1926 kJ/kg·K and k = 1.667. Then the
stagnation temperature and pressure of helium are determined from
C55.5°=
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎝
⎛
°⋅×
+°=+= 22
2
2
0s/m 1000
kJ/kg 1
CkJ/kg 1926.52
m/s) (240
C50
2p
c
V
TT
MPa 0.261=
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎝
⎛
=
⎟
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎜
⎝
⎛
=
−
−)1667.1(/667.1
)1(/
0
0K 323.2
K 328.7
MPa) 25.0(
kk
T
T
PP
(b) Nitrogen can be treated as an ideal gas with cp = 1.039 kJ/kg·K and k =1.400. Then the stagnation
temperature and pressure of nitrogen are determine d fr om
C93.3°=
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎝
⎛
°⋅×
+°=+= 22
2
2
0s/m 1000
kJ/kg 1
CkJ/kg 039.12
m/s) (300
C50
2p
c
V
TT
MPa 0.233=
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎝
⎛
=
⎟
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎜
⎝
⎛
=
−
−)14.1/(4.1
)1/(
0
0K 323.2
K 366.5
MPa) 15.0(
kk
T
T
PP
(c) Steam can be treated as an ideal gas with cp = 1.865 kJ/kg·K and k =1.329. Then the stagnation
temperature and pressure of steam are determined from
K 685C411.8 =°=
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎝
⎛
°⋅×
+°=+= 22
2
2
0s/m 1000
kJ/kg 1
CkJ/kg 865.12
m/s) (480
C350
2p
c
V
TT
MPa 0.147=
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎝
⎛
=
⎟
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎜
⎝
⎛
=
−
−)1329.1/(329.1
)1/(
0
0K 623.2
K 685
MPa) 1.0(
kk
T
T
PP
Discussion Note that the stagnation properties can be significantly different than thermodynamic
properties.
12-8 The inlet stagnation temperature and pressure and the exit stagnation pressure of air flowing through a
compressor are specified. The power input to the compressor is to be determined.
Assumptions 1 The compressor is isentropic. 2 Air is an ideal gas.
Properties The properties of air at room temperature are cp = 1.005 kJ/kg⋅K and k = 1.4.
100 kPa
27°C
AIR
0.02 kg/s
&
W
Analysis The exit stagnation temperature of air T02 is determined from
K 562.4
100
900
K) 2.300( 4.1/)14.1(
/)1(
01
02
0102 =
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎝
⎛
=
⎟
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎜
⎝
⎛
=
−
−kk
P
P
TT
From the energy balance on the compressor,
)( 0120in hhmW −= &
&
or,
kW 5.27=300.2)KK)(562.4kJ/kg 5kg/s)(1.00 02.0()( 0102in −⋅=−= TTcmW p
&
&
Discussion Note that the stagnation properties can be used conveniently in the energy equation.