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Case B
Here too, the maximum flow rate will occur when the throat Mach number is 1. At this
Mach number, the throat static to total pressure and temperature ratios are: 0.5283 and
0.8333, respectively. Accordingly, the maximum flow rate will be the same as that in
Case A, viz., 1.4760 kg/s.
Now for subsonic flow at the nozzle exit, and the duct inlet, M1 = 0.1787.
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D
1
⎟
⎠
⎜
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The diameter of the duct is computed as follows
π
π
Thus
So the exit Mach number is 0.1796. The exit pressure which is equal to the back pressure
is computed as follows
Thus, the maximum flow rate will occur for
Problem 9. – A 3-m3 volume tank, R, is to be filled to a pressure of 200 kPa (initial
pressure 0 kPa). The tank is connected to a reservoir tank, L, containing air at 3 MPa and
300 K, whose volume is also 3 m3. A 30-m length of 2.5 cm-diameter tubing is used to
connect the two vessels, as shown in Figure P9.9. Determine the time required to fill the
tank to 200 kPa. Assume Fanno flow with f = 0.02.
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