From Table A.2, for M2 = 2.139,
= 0.6557
=
p1 = (0.6557)(0.4715)(151.8)(1)
= 46.93 atm
Note that the total pressure in case (b) is higher than case (a), indicating a more efficient shock
compression to subsonic flow for case (b). The upstream total pressure is
= (151.8)(1) =
151.8 atm.
For case (a) the loss is total pressure = 151.8 – 21.07 atm = 130.7 atm.
4.9 From the –-M diagram, and Figure 4.22: For 2 = 20 and M1 = 3, = 37.8.
= M1 = sin = (3 ) sin (37.8) = 1.839;
= 3.783
06078
37 820
.
( . )Sin −
For 3 = 15 and M1 = 3, = 32.2