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2.4 Reference Flow States

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

Stagnation Flow Properties

ho=h+12u2CpTo=CpT+12u2ToT=1+12CpM2γRT=1+γ12M2h_o=h+\dfrac{1}{2}u^2\Rightarrow Cp T_o=C_p T +\dfrac{1}{2}u^2\Rightarrow \dfrac{T_o}{T}=1+\dfrac{1}{2C_p}M^2\gamma RT=1+\dfrac{\gamma-1}{2}M^2

Sonic Flow Properties