A steady stream of air at and is brought smoothly to rest at a stagnation point

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Fluid Dynamics, Ch Euler's equation in Lamb's form and the four Bernoulli theorems

Problem

A steady stream of air at 80 m s−180\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}} and 290 K290\,\mathrm{K} is brought smoothly to rest at a stagnation point, with cp=1005 J kg−1 K−1c_p = 1005\,\mathrm{J\,kg^{-1}\,K^{-1}} for air. Find the temperature rise at the stagnation point.

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