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532 Compressible flow <strong>of</strong> gases<br />

Fig. 11.27<br />

states through which the substance must pass in an adiabatic process. Such a<br />

curve is termed a Fanno curve in honour <strong>of</strong> Gino Fanno, the Italian engineer<br />

who first studied its properties. All Fanno curves show a maximum value <strong>of</strong><br />

s. At this maximum<br />

ds = 0 = 1<br />

T dqrev = 1<br />

T<br />

�<br />

de + pd<br />

Also, from the definition <strong>of</strong> specific enthalpy,<br />

� �<br />

1<br />

dh= d(e + p/ρ) = de + pd<br />

ρ<br />

Equations 11.64 and 11.65 together give<br />

� ��<br />

1<br />

ρ<br />

(11.64)<br />

+ 1<br />

dp (11.65)<br />

ρ<br />

dh = 1<br />

dp (11.66)<br />

ρ<br />

Differentiation <strong>of</strong> eqn 11.63 gives 0 = dh−(m2 /A2 )(dρ/ρ3 ) and substitution<br />

for dh from eqn 11.66 then shows that when s is a maximum<br />

u 2 = m2<br />

A2 � �<br />

∂p<br />

= = a<br />

ρ2 ∂ρ<br />

2<br />

(from eqn 11.18)<br />

s<br />

That is, the specific entropy is a maximum when the Mach number is unity.<br />

The upper branch <strong>of</strong> the curve in Fig. 11.27, which approaches the stagnation<br />

enthalpy h0, thus corresponds to subsonic flow, and the lower branch to<br />

supersonic flow. Since for adiabatic conditions the entropy cannot decrease,<br />

friction acts to increase the Mach number in subsonic flow and to reduce the<br />

Mach number in supersonic flow. Changes in other properties with distance<br />

along the pipe may be deduced as shown in Table 11.2. Moreover, as friction<br />

involves a continual increase <strong>of</strong> entropy, sonic velocity can be reached only<br />

at the exit end <strong>of</strong> the pipe, if at all.<br />

If sonic velocity is to be reached in a particular pipe then, for given inlet<br />

conditions and exit pressure, a certain length is necessary. If the actual length<br />

is less than this limiting value sonic conditions are not reached. If the length <strong>of</strong><br />

the pipe is increased beyond the limiting value an initially subsonic flow will<br />

be choked; that is, the rate <strong>of</strong> flow will be reduced so as again to give sonic

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