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Sample Calculations of Assignment 2

The document contains 10 sample problems related to supersonic flow over wedges and through oblique shock waves. The problems involve calculating properties like pressure, temperature, Mach number upstream and downstream of shock waves and expansion corners using properties like freestream Mach number, pressure, temperature, and wedge angle. The document provides step-by-step workings for each problem to demonstrate the appropriate analysis and calculations.

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Sample Calculations of Assignment 2

The document contains 10 sample problems related to supersonic flow over wedges and through oblique shock waves. The problems involve calculating properties like pressure, temperature, Mach number upstream and downstream of shock waves and expansion corners using properties like freestream Mach number, pressure, temperature, and wedge angle. The document provides step-by-step workings for each problem to demonstrate the appropriate analysis and calculations.

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W2022 - Advance Aerodynamics - Assignment 2 Sample

1. A slender missile is flying at Mach 1.5 at low altitude. Assume the wave generated by the
nose of the missile is a Mach wave. This wave intersects the ground 170.383 m behind the
nose. At what altitude is the missile flying?
Sample: A slender missile is flying at Mach 1.5 at low altitude. Assume the wave generated
by the nose of the missile is a Mach wave. This wave intersects the ground 559 ft behind
the nose. At what altitude is the missile flying?

2. Consider an oblique shock wave with a wave angle of 30o in a Mach 4 flow. The upstream
pressure and temperature are 2.65 × 104 N/m2 and 223.3 K, respectively (corresponding to
a standard altitude of 10,000 m). Calculate the pressure, temperature, Mach number, total
pressure, and total temperature behind the wave.
Sample: Consider an oblique shock wave with a wave angle of 30o in a Mach 4 flow. The
upstream pressure and temperature are 2.65 × 104 N/m2 and 223.3 K, respectively
(corresponding to a standard altitude of 10,000 m). Calculate the pressure, temperature,
Mach number, total pressure, and total temperature behind the wave and the entropy
increase across the wave.

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3. Consider an oblique shock wave with a wave angle of 36.87 o. The upstream flow is given
by M1 = 3 and p1 = 101325 N/m2. Calculate the total pressure behind the shock using
a. p0,2/p0,1 from Appendix B (the correct way)
b. p0,2/p1 from Appendix B (the incorrect way)
Compare the results.
Sample: Consider an oblique shock wave with a wave angle of 36.87o. The upstream flow
is given by M1 = 3 and p1 = 1 atm. Calculate the total pressure behind the shock using
a. p0,2/p0,1 from Appendix B (the correct way)
b. p0,2/p1 from Appendix B (the incorrect way)
Compare the results.

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4. Consider the flow over a 22.2 o half-angle wedge. If M1 = 2.5, p1 = 101325 N/m2, and T1 =
300 K, calculate the wave angle and p2, T2, and M2.

Sample: Consider the flow over a 22.2o half-angle wedge. If M1 = 2.5, p1 = 1 atm, and T1
= 300 K, calculate the wave angle and p2, T2, and M2.

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5. A 30.2 o half-angle wedge is inserted into a freestream with M∞ = 3.5 and p∞ = 50662.5
N/m2. A Pitot tube is located above the wedge surface and behind the shock wave. Calculate
the magnitude of the pressure sensed by the Pitot tube.

Sample: A 30.2o half-angle wedge is inserted into a freestream with M∞ = 3.5 and p∞ = 0.5
atm. A Pitot tube is located above the wedge surface and behind the shock wave. Calculate
the magnitude of the pressure sensed by the Pitot tube.

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6. Consider a Mach 4 airflow at a pressure of 1 atm. We wish to slow this flow to subsonic
speed through a system of shock waves with as small a loss in total pressure as possible.
Compare the loss in total pressure for the following three shock systems:
a. A single normal shock wave
b. An oblique shock with a deflection angle of 25.3 o, followed by a normal shock
c. An oblique shock with a deflection angle of 25.3 o, followed by a second oblique shock
of deflection angle of 20 o, followed by a normal shock.

Consider a Mach 4 airflow at a pressure of 1 atm. We wish to slow this flow to subsonic
speed through a system of shock waves with as small a loss in total pressure as possible.
Compare the loss in total pressure for the following three shock systems:
a. A single normal shock wave
b. An oblique shock with a deflection angle of 25.3o, followed by a normal shock
c. An oblique shock with a deflection angle of 25.3o, followed by a second oblique shock
of deflection angle of 20o, followed by a normal shock
From the results of (a), (b), and (c), what can you induce about the efficiency of the various
shock systems?

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7. Consider an oblique shock generated at a compression corner with a deflection angle θ =
18.2 o. A straight horizontal wall is present above the corner, as shown in Figure.

If the upstream flow has the properties M1 = 3.2, p1 = 101325 N/m2 and T1 = 288.889 K,
calculate M3, p3, and T3 behind the reflected shock from the upper wall. Also, obtain the
angle ϕ which the reflected shock makes with the upper wall.

Sample: Consider an oblique shock generated at a compression corner with a deflection


angle θ = 18.2o. A straight horizontal wall is present above the corner, as shown in Figure.
If the upstream flow has the properties M1 = 3.2, p1 = 1 atm and T1 = 520oR, calculate M3,
p3, and T3 behind the reflected shock from the upper wall. Also, obtain the angle ϕ which
the reflected shock makes with the upper wall.

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8. Consider the supersonic flow over an expansion corner, such as given in Figure.

The deflection angle θ = 23.38 o. If the flow upstream of the corner is given by M1 = 2,
p1 = 70927.5 N/m2, T1 = 350 K, calculate M2, p2, T2, ρ2, p0,2, and T0,2 downstream of the
corner. Also, obtain the angles the forward and rearward Mach lines make with respect to
the upstream direction.

Sample: Consider the supersonic flow over an expansion corner, such as given in Figure.
The deflection angle θ = 23.38o. If the flow upstream of the corner is given by M1 = 2, p1 =
0.7 atm, T1 = 630oR, calculate M2, p2, T2, ρ2, p0,2, and T0,2 downstream of the corner. Also,
obtain the angles the forward and rearward Mach lines make with respect to the upstream
direction.

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9. A supersonic flow at M1 = 1.58 and p1 = 101325 N/m2 expands around a sharp corner. If the
pressure downstream of the corner is 13233.045 N/m2, calculate the deflection angle of the
corner.

Sample: A supersonic flow at M1 = 1.58 and p1 = 1 atm expands around a sharp corner. If
the pressure downstream of the corner is 0.1306 atm, calculate the deflection angle of the
corner.

10. A supersonic flow at M1 = 3, T1 = 285 K, and p1 = 101325 N/m2 is deflected upward through
a compression corner with θ = 30.6O and then is subsequently expanded around a corner of
the same angle such that the flow direction is the same as its original direction. Calculate
M3, p3, and T3 downstream of the expansion corner.

Sample: A supersonic flow at M1 = 3, T1 = 285 K, and p1 = 1 atm is deflected upward


through a compression corner with θ = 30.6o and then is subsequently expanded around a
corner of the same angle such that the flow direction is the same as its original direction.
Calculate M3, p3, and T3 downstream of the expansion corner. Since the resulting flow is in
the same direction as the original flow, would you expect M3 = M1, p3 = p1, and T3 = T1?
Explain.

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