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: 17-40

Answer

$P^{*}= 634$ kPa

Work Step by Step

The lowest pressure that can be obtained at the throat is the critical pressure $P^*$, which is determined from $$ P^*=P_0\left(\frac{2}{k+1}\right)^{k /(k-1)}=(1200 \mathrm{kPa})\left(\frac{2}{1.4+1}\right)^{1.4 /(1.4-1)}\\=634 \mathrm{kPa} $$
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