A normal shock stands in air with upstream Mach number (the upstream state is…
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Signal Speeds in Fluids, Ch Steepening and the normal shock wave
Problem
A normal shock stands in air with upstream Mach number M1=2.5 (the upstream state is otherwise unspecified). Using the normal shock relations for an ideal gas (γ=1.4), find M2, p2/p1, ρ2/ρ1 and T2/T1.