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 892: 17-72C

Answer

Correct

Work Step by Step

Yes, the claim is correct. Conversely, normal shocks can be thought of as special oblique shocks in which the shock angle is $\beta=\pi / 2$, or $90^{\circ}$.
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