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4.2 One-Dimensional Flow

Chalmers University of Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Division of Fluid Dynamics

Most of the problems addressed in this book can be analyzed using steady state equations in one dimension. For control volume problems, we can derive flow equations that relates the flow state at the upstream end of the control volume to the the flow state at the downstream end by applying the integral form of the governing equations (Eqns. (3.5) - (3.24)) to the control volume. Since the flow is one-dimensional, flow quantities will only vary in one direction and the streamtube cross-section area will be constant, which means the the upstream and downstream closing areas A1A_1 and A2A_2 are equal, i.e. A1=A2=AA_1=A_2=A. For steady-state flow in one dimension the integral form of the governing equations reduce to Eqns. (4.1) - (4.4) below.

ρ1u1A1=ρ2u2A2ρ1u1=ρ2u2\rho_1 u_1 A_1 = \rho_2 u_2 A_2 \Rightarrow \rho_1 u_1 = \rho_2 u_2
(p1+ρu12)A1=(p2+ρu22)A2p1ρu12=p2ρu22\left(p_1 + \rho u_1^2\right) A_1 = \left(p_2 + \rho u_2^2\right) A_2 \Rightarrow p_1 \rho u_1^2 = p_2 \rho u_2^2
(h1+12u12)A1=(h2+12u22)A1h1+12u12=h2+12u22\left(h_1+\dfrac{1}{2}u_1^2\right)A_1=\left(h_2+\dfrac{1}{2}u_2^2\right)A_1 \Rightarrow h_1+\dfrac{1}{2}u_1^2 = h_2+\dfrac{1}{2}u_2^2

Since ho=h+u2/2h_o=h+u^2/2, Eqn. (4.3) can be written as

ho1=ho2h_{o_1}=h_{o_2}

Differential form

In many of the applications that we will analyse later, we will need to investigate the continuous change of flow quantities through a specific flow section, which means that we need to have the differential form of Eqns. (4.1) - (4.4). With the differential form of the equations, we can relate an infinitesimal addition of heat or an infinitesimal step in the flow direction to the corresponding change in flow state.

From the continuity equation (Eqn. (4.1)), we have that

ρ1u1=ρ2u2=const\rho_1 u_1 = \rho_2 u_2 = const

and thus

d(ρu)=0d(\rho u) = 0

Expanding the derivative, we get

d(ρu)=0ρdu+udρ=0d(\rho u) = 0 \Rightarrow \rho du + ud\rho =0

If we now divide by ρu\rho u, Eqn. (4.6) may be rewritten as

dρρ=duu\dfrac{d\rho}{\rho}=-\dfrac{du}{u}

Now, let’s have a look at the momentum equation. From Eqn. (4.1), we get

p1ρu12=p2ρu22=constp_1 \rho u_1^2 = p_2 \rho u_2^2 = const

and thus the differential form of the equation becomes

d(p+ρu2)=0d(p+\rho u^2) = 0

If the derivative of momentum is expanded we get

d(p+ρu2)=dp+ρudu+ud(ρu)=0=0d(p+\rho u^2)=dp+\rho udu + \underbrace{ud(\rho u)}_{=0}=0

where the differential form of the momentum equation is identified and can be removed.

dp+ρudu=0dp=u2duudp+\rho udu=0 \Rightarrow dp=-u^2\dfrac{du}{u}

Assuming calorically perfect gas, u=MγRTu=M\sqrt{\gamma RT} and p=ρRTp=\rho RT and thus the equation above can be rewritten as follows

dpp=M2γRTRTduu\dfrac{dp}{p}=-\dfrac{M^2\gamma RT}{RT}\dfrac{du}{u}\Rightarrow
dpp=γM2duu\dfrac{dp}{p}=-\gamma M^2 \dfrac{du}{u}

The energy equation (Eqn. (4.4)) gives

ho1=ho2=consth_{o_1}=h_{o_2}=const

and thus the corresponding differential equation becomes

d(ho)=0d(h_o)=0

or, if the total enthalpy hoh_o is replaced with h+u2/2h+u^2/2

dh+udu=0dh+udu=0

By differentiating the equation of state for perfect gases (p=ρRTp=\rho RT), we get

dp=R(ρdT+Tdρ)dp=R(\rho dT + Td\rho)

divide by ρRT\rho RT gives

dpρRT=dTT+dρρdTT=dppdρρ\dfrac{dp}{\rho RT}=\dfrac{dT}{T}+\dfrac{d\rho}{\rho}\Rightarrow \dfrac{dT}{T}=\dfrac{dp}{p}-\dfrac{d\rho}{\rho}

We can substitute dp/pdp/p and dρ/ρd\rho/\rho using Eqns. (4.8) and (4.14), which gives

dTT=(1γM2)duu\dfrac{dT}{T}=(1-\gamma M^2)\dfrac{du}{u}

From the definition of total enthalpy we get

dho=dh+ududh_o=dh+udu

Assuming the gas to be calorically perfect, we can rewrite this expression as

dTo=dT+1Cpudu=dT+γ1γRTTu2duu=dT+(γ1)M2TduudT_o=dT+\dfrac{1}{C_p}udu=dT+\dfrac{\gamma-1}{\gamma RT}Tu^2\dfrac{du}{u}=dT+(\gamma-1)M^2T\dfrac{du}{u}

Substituting dTdT using Eqn. (4.20) gives

dToT=(1M2)duu\dfrac{dT_o}{T}=(1-M^2)\dfrac{du}{u}

Multiply and divide by ToT_o on the left-hand side gives

dToToToT=(1M2)duu\dfrac{dT_o}{T_o}\dfrac{T_o}{T}=(1-M^2)\dfrac{du}{u}

from before (Eqn. XXX) we know that

ToT=1+γ12M2\dfrac{T_o}{T}=1+\dfrac{\gamma-1}{2}M^2

and thus we get

dToTo=1M21+γ12M2duu\dfrac{dT_o}{T_o}=\dfrac{1-M^2}{1+\dfrac{\gamma-1}{2}M^2}\dfrac{du}{u}

For a calorically perfect gas, the local Mach number can be calculated as

M=uγRTM=\dfrac{u}{\sqrt{\gamma RT}}

Differentiating the expression above gives

dM=(γR)1/2[T1/2du+ud(T1/2)]=duγRTu21γRT3/2dT=dM=(\gamma R)^{-1/2}\left[T^{-1/2}du+ud(T^{-1/2})\right]=\dfrac{du}{\sqrt{\gamma RT}}-\dfrac{u}{2}\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{\gamma R}}T^{-3/2}dT=
=uγRTduu12uγRTdTT=MduuM2dTT=\dfrac{u}{\sqrt{\gamma RT}}\dfrac{du}{u}-\dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{u}{\sqrt{\gamma RT}}\dfrac{dT}{T}=M\dfrac{du}{u}-\dfrac{M}{2}\dfrac{dT}{T}

With dT/TdT/T from Eqn. (4.20), we get

dMM=1+γM22duu\dfrac{dM}{M}=\dfrac{1+\gamma M^2}{2}\dfrac{du}{u}

Finally, the entropy equation gives

ds=CvdppCpdρρds=C_v\dfrac{dp}{p}-C_p\dfrac{d\rho}{\rho}

dp/pdp/p and dρ/ρd\rho/\rho can be substitutet Eqns. (4.14) and (4.8). and thus

ds=Cvγ(1M2)duuds=C_v\gamma(1-M^2)\dfrac{du}{u}