Munson, Young and Okiishi's Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, Binder Ready Version 8th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1119080703
ISBN 13: 978-1-11908-070-1

Chapter 1 - Problems - Page 31: 1.16

Answer

$a=0.5$, $b=-0.5$ (the result is consistent with the standard formula for the speed of sound)

Work Step by Step

$$ \begin{aligned} & c=\left(E_v\right)^a(\rho)^b \\ & , c \doteq L T^{-1} E_V \doteq F L^{-2} \rho=F L^{-4} T^2 \\ & {\left[\frac{L}{T}\right]=\left[\frac{F^a}{L^{-2 a}}\right]\left[\frac{F^b T^{2 b}}{L^{-4 b}}\right]} \end{aligned} $$ compare dimensions with each otherts $$ \begin{gathered} a+b=0 \\ 2 b=-1 \\ 2 a+4 b=-1 \\ a=\frac{1}{2} \text { and } b=-\frac{1}{2} \\ c=\sqrt{\frac{E_v}{\rho}} \end{gathered} $$ the result is consistent with the standard formula for the speed of sound
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