AMT 4203 Group Activity Module 4 Practice Problem 2
AMT 4203 Group Activity Module 4 Practice Problem 2
Practice Problems
1. A high-speed subsonic aircraft is flying with a velocity of 170 m/s, at an altitude where
the pressure and temperature are 101300 Pa and 290 K, respectively. Calculate the
pressure at the stagnation point. Assume R = 287.08 J/kg.K and k = 1.4.
Given: V1 = 170 m/s Required: P2 = ?
P1 = 101300 Pa
T1 = 290 K
R = 287.08 J/kg.K
k = 1.4
Solution:
𝑣1
𝑎 = √𝑘𝑅𝑇 𝑀1 = 𝑎
𝐽 170 𝑚/𝑠
𝑎 = √(1.4) (287.08 𝑘𝑔∗𝐾 ) (290 𝐾) 𝑀1 = 𝐴 𝑚/𝑠
𝑘
2 𝑘−1
𝑃2 𝑀1 (𝑘 − 1)
=[ + 1]
𝑃1 2
𝑘
𝑃2 𝑀1 2 (𝑘 − 1) 𝑘−1
{ =[ + 1] } 𝑃1
𝑃1 2
𝑘
𝑀1 2 (𝑘 − 1) 𝑘−1
𝑃2 = 𝑃1 [ + 1]
2
1.4
𝐵 2 (1.4 − 1) 1.4−1
𝑃2 = (101300 𝑃𝑎) [ + 1]
2
𝑷𝟐 = 𝟏𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗. 𝟒𝟏𝟒𝟔 𝑷𝒂
2. An aircraft is flying at an altitude with an ambient pressure of 101325 Pa. A pitot tube
mounted on the wing tip measures a pressure of 202650 Pa. Calculate the Mach number
at which the aircraft is flying. Assume k = 1.39.
Given: P1 = 101325 Pa Required: M1 = ?
P2 = 202650 Pa
k = 1.39
Solution:
𝑘
𝑃2 𝑀1 2 (𝑘 − 1) 𝑘−1
=[ + 1]
𝑃1 2
𝑘−1
𝑘 𝑘
𝑃2 𝑀1 2 (𝑘 − 1) 𝑘−1
{ =[ + 1] }
𝑃1 2
𝑘−1
𝑃2 𝑘 𝑀1 2 (𝑘 − 1)
( ) = +1
𝑃1 2
𝑘−1
𝑃2 𝑘 𝑀1 2 (𝑘 − 1)
( ) −1=
𝑃1 2
𝑘−1
𝑃2 𝑘 𝑀1 2 (𝑘 − 1) 2
[( ) −1= ]
𝑃1 2 (𝑘 − 1)
𝑘−1
2 𝑃2 𝑘
𝑀1 2 =( ) [( ) − 1]
𝑘−1 𝑃1
1.39−1
2 2 202650 𝑃𝑎 1.39
𝑀1 =( ) [( ) − 1]
1.39 − 1 101325 𝑃𝑎
𝑀1 2 = 1.100919816
𝑀1 = √1.100919816
𝑴𝟏 = 𝟏. 𝟎𝟒𝟗𝟐𝟒𝟕𝟐𝟔𝟐 𝒐𝒓 𝟏. 𝟎𝟒𝟗