Compressible Flows
Compressible Flows
Compressible Flows
Chapter Outline
• Introduction to Compressible Flows
• Steady Flow Energy Equation
• Speed of Sound and the Mach Number
• Isentropic Flows: Stagnation Properties, Area-Velocity Relation
• Convergent Nozzles: Flow Behaviour, Exit Velocity, Mass Flow Rate, Area
Ratio, Impulse Function
• Convergent-Divergent Nozzles: Flow Behaviour, Maximum Exit Velocity
• Normal Shocks: Entropy Change, Impulse Function, Stagnation Pressure,
Michelson-Rayleigh Line, Rankine-Hugoniot Equations
• Adiabatic Flows in Constant Area Pipes with Friction
• Isothermal Flows in Constant Area Pipes with Friction
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Compressible Flows
• Compressible flow is the motion of fluids in which density changes are
significant.
Compressible Flows
• The isothermal compressibility (𝛽) [Pa−1] is defined as:
1 𝜕𝑉 1 𝜕𝜌
𝛽=− =
𝑉 𝜕𝑃 𝑇 𝜌 𝜕𝑃 𝑇
𝑛𝑅G 𝑇 𝜕𝑉 𝑛𝑅G 𝑇
• For gases, assuming ideal gas behaviour (𝑉 = ⇒ = − 2 ):
𝑃 𝜕𝑃 𝑇 𝑃
𝑃 𝑛𝑅G 𝑇 1
𝛽=− − 2 =
𝑛𝑅G 𝑇 𝑃 𝑃
1 −5 Pa−1 , i.e. gas compressibility is important
• For air at 1 bar, 𝛽 = = 10
1×105
at high flow velocities, where pressure variations are significant.
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Speed of Sound
𝑎 • Sound is the result of the propagation of pressure waves.
• Let 𝑎 represent the speed of sound [m s−1].
𝑎 + 𝑑𝑎 𝑎
𝜌 + 𝑑𝜌 𝜌 • Continuity equation gives:
𝑃 + 𝑑𝑃 𝑃 𝜌 + 𝑑𝜌 𝑎 + 𝑑𝑎 = 𝜌𝑎
• Simplifying gives:
𝜌 𝑑𝑎 = −𝑎 𝑑𝜌
• Momentum equation gives (𝑅 = 0):
𝑚ሶ 𝑎 + 𝑑𝑎 + 𝑃 + 𝑑𝑃 𝐴 = 𝑚𝑎
ሶ + 𝑃𝐴
• Since 𝑚ሶ = 𝜌𝐴𝑎, simplifying gives:
𝜌𝐴𝑎 𝑑𝑎 + 𝐴𝑑𝑃 = 0 ⇒ 𝜌𝑎 𝑑𝑎 = −𝑑𝑃
• Using 𝜌 𝑑𝑎 = −𝑎 𝑑𝜌 and rearranging gives:
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𝑑𝑃
𝑎 =
𝑑𝜌
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Speed of Sound
• The variations in pressure and density are relatively small, so the
pressure wave propagation is nearly reversible.
• The propagation is rapid compared to heat diffusion, so it is nearly adiabatic.
• Since the process is both reversible and adiabatic, it is isentropic:
𝜕𝑃
𝑎=
𝜕𝜌 s 𝐶p
𝛾=
• For an ideal gas undergoing isentropic processes: 𝐶v
𝑃𝑣 𝛾 = 𝑘 𝑃𝑉 =
𝑚𝑅G 𝑇
⇒
𝑃
=
𝑃𝑉
=
𝑅G 𝑇
,
𝑀r 𝜌 𝑚 𝑀r
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• Since 𝑣 = and hence 𝑃 = 𝑘𝜌𝛾 : where 𝑀r is molar mass.
𝜌
𝑑 𝛾𝑃 𝛾𝑅G 𝑇
𝑎= 𝑘𝜌𝛾 = 𝛾𝑘𝜌𝛾−1 = =
𝑑𝜌 𝜌 𝑀r
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𝑀<1 𝑀>1
𝑀=1
2 2 𝛾+1
= 𝜌0 𝐴e 𝑎0 𝑟𝛾 − 𝑟 𝛾
𝛾−1
𝛾𝑅G 𝑇0
• where 𝑎0 = .
𝑀r
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𝐴 𝜌∗ 𝑇 ∗
∗
=
𝐴 𝜌𝑀 𝑇
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𝜌1 , 𝑃1 , 𝑢1 , 𝐴1 𝜌2 , 𝑃2 , 𝑢2 , 𝐴2
𝑃a (surrounding pressure)
• Momentum equation gives (𝑚ሶ = 𝜌𝐴𝑢):
𝜌1 𝐴1 𝑢12 + 𝑃1 𝐴1 = 𝜌2 𝐴2 𝑢22 + 𝑃2 𝐴2 + 𝑇 + 𝑃a 𝐴1 − 𝐴2
𝐹2 = 𝐹1 − 𝑇 − 𝑃a 𝐴1 − 𝐴2
• where 𝑇 is the net thrust on the fluid (leftward) [F] and absolute pressures
(𝑃1 , 𝑃2 , 𝑃a ) have been used.
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𝛾𝑅G 𝑇0
• Since 𝑎0 = :
𝑀r
2
𝑢e,max = 𝑎0
𝛾−1
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Normal Shocks
• Normal shocks occur when there is a sudden change from supersonic to
subsonic flow.
• There are discontinuities in the temperature, density and pressure across a
normal shock.
• The process is adiabatic but irreversible, so it is non-isentropic and entropy
increases across a shock wave.
𝑀1 > 1 𝑀2 < 1
𝑇1 , 𝜌1 , 𝑃1 𝑇2 , 𝜌2 , 𝑃2 Shock waves are very narrow
𝐴1 𝐴2 (10−5 to 10−9 m), so 𝐴1 ≈ 𝐴2 .
𝑚ሶ
• Continuity equation: = 𝜌1 𝑢1 = 𝜌2 𝑢2
𝐴
• Momentum equation (𝑅 = 0): 𝜌1 𝐴1 𝑢12 + 𝑃1 𝐴1 = 𝜌2 𝐴2 𝑢22 + 𝑃2 𝐴2 ⇒ 𝐹1 = 𝐹2
𝑢12 𝑢22
• SFEE: 𝐶p 𝑇1 + = 𝐶p 𝑇2 + ⇒ 𝑇0,1 = 𝑇0,2
2 2
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• For a set of given conditions at the pipe inlet, there is a threshold pipe
length above which 𝑀e = 1, i.e. the flow is choked by friction.
• If the pipe length is above the threshold, the flow adjusts to keep 𝑀e = 1:
• For subsonic flow, the flowrate decreases.
• For supersonic flow, shock waves will appear.
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𝑑 𝑀2 𝛾𝑀2 𝑑𝑥
𝑀 increases decreases
= 4𝐶F 𝐷
𝑀2 1−𝛾𝑀2 1
𝑀 always tends to
𝛾
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