Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-07339-817-4

Chapter 17 - Compressible Flow - Problems - Page 890: 17-28

Answer

$c = \sqrt(kRT)$

Work Step by Step

We have the isentropic solution $PV^k = Constant = P/(\rho ^k)$ differentiating the above equation with respect to$ \rho $ $\frac{ ( \delta P . \rho^k - Pk\rho^(k-1)\delta \rho)}{\rho^(2k)}$ $ \delta\rho = 0$ , $\delta P = \frac{Pk}{\rho} \delta \rho$ $\frac{\delta P}{ \delta \rho} = \frac{Pk}{\rho} = \frac{\rho RTk}{\rho} = kRT$ let speed of sound = c We know $c^2$ = $\frac{\delta P}{ \delta \rho} = kRT$ so $c = \sqrt(kRT)$
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