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Steady, quasi-one-dimensional, internal compressible flow with area change, heat addition and friction

Andrew A. Oliva, Scott Morris

2023Journal of Fluid Mechanics13 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

A closed-form solution is presented for internal compressible flows with an arbitrary combination of area change, heat addition, friction and non-uniform flow. The approach assumes steady flow of a calorically perfect ideal gas using the integral form of the governing equations. It is shown that the equations reduce to a simple, bi-quadratic equation in exit Mach number. This solution is compared to previously known solutions for Rayleigh flow, Fanno flow, isentropic flow and normal shock relations. Theoretical solutions for sudden expansion, sudden contraction, and supersonic–supersonic two-stream constant area mixing are also presented. These solutions were found to be in agreement with data available in the literature.

Topics & Concepts

MechanicsMach numberIsothermal flowChoked flowCompressible flowIsentropic processSupersonic speedPhysicsCompressibilityIdeal gasAdiabatic processFlow (mathematics)Perfect gasThermodynamicsShock (circulatory)Classical mechanicsOpen-channel flowInternal medicineMedicineComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsGas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows