Question

P9.28 A large vacuum tank, held at 60 kPa absolute, sucks sea- level standard air through a converging nozzle whose throat diameter is 3 cm. Estimate (a) the mass flow rate through the nozzle and (b) the Mach number at the throat.

Answer 1

Answer:

a)  $m=0.17kg/s$

b)  $Ma=0.89$

Explanation:

From the question we are told that:

Pressure $P=60kPa$

Diameter $d=3cm$

Generally at sea level

$T_0=288k\\\\\rho_0=1.225kg/m^3\\\\P_0=101350Pa\\\\r=1.4$

Generally the Power series equation for Mach number is mathematically given by

$\frac{p_0}{p}=(1+\frac{r-1}{2}Ma^2)^{\frac{r}{r-1}}$

$\frac{101350}{60*10^3}=(1+\frac{1.4-1}{2}Ma^2)^{\frac{1.4}{1.4-1}}$

$Ma=0.89$

Therefore

Mass flow rate

$\frac{\rho_0}{\rho}=(1+\frac{1.4-1}{2}(0.89)^2)^{\frac{1.4}{1.4-1}}$

$\frac{1.225}{\rho}=(1+\frac{1.4-1}{2}(0.89)^2)^{\frac{1.4}{1.4-1}}$

$\rho=0.848kg/m^3$

Generally the equation for Velocity at throat is mathematically given by

$V=Ma(r*T_0\sqrt{T_e}$)

Where

$T_e=\frac{P_e}{R\rho}\\\\T_e=\frac{60*10^6}{288*0.842\rho}$

$T_e=248$

Therefore

$V=0.89(1.4*288\sqrt{248})\\\\V=284$

Generally the equation for Mass flow rate is mathematically given by

$m=\rho*A*V$

$m=0.84*\frac{\pi}{4}*3*10^{-2}*284$

$m=0.17kg/s$