6.1. SOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING EQUATIONS 95
It can also b e noticed that entropy, s, can be expressed as a function of the other
parameters. Now one can view these equations as two different subsets of equations.
The first set is the energy, continuity, and state equations, and the second set is the
momentum, continuity, and state equations. The solution of every set of these equations
produces one additional degree of freedom, which will produce a range of possible
solutions. Thus, one can have a whole range of solutions. In the first case, the energy
equation is used, producing various resistance to the flow. This case is called Fanno
flow, and Chapter (10) deals extensively with this topic. The mathematical explanation
is given Chapter (10) in greater detail. Instead of solving all the equations that were
presented, one can solve only four (4) equations (including the second law), which will
require additional parameters. If the energy, continuity, and state equations are solved
for the arbitrary value of the T
y
, a parabola in the T −−s diagram will be obtained. On
the other hand, when the momentum equation is solved instead of the energy equation,
the degree of freedom is now energy, i.e., the energy amount “added” to the shock.
This situation is similar to a frictionless flow with the addition of heat, and this flow is
known as Rayleigh flow. This flow is dealt with in greater detail in Chapter (11).
s
T
subsonic
flow
supersonic
flow
Rayleigh
line
Fanno
line
shock jump
Fig. -6.2. The intersection of Fanno flow and Rayleigh flow
produces two solutions for the shock wave.
Since the shock has
no heat transfer (a special
case of Rayleigh flow) and
there isn’t essentially any
momentum transfer (a spe-
cial case of Fanno flow),
the intersection of these two
curves is what really hap-
pened in the shock. In Fig-
ure (6.2), the intersection is
shown and two solutions are
obtained. Clearly, the in-
crease of the entropy deter-
mines the direction of the
flow. The entropy increases
from point x to point y. It is
also worth noting that the temperature at M = 1 on Rayleigh flow is larger than that
on the Fanno line.
6.1 Solution of the Governing Equations
6.1.1 Informal Model
Accepting the fact that the shock is adiabatic or nearly adiabatic requires that total
energy is conserved, T
0
x
= T
0
y
. The relationship between the temperature and the
stagnation temperature provides the relationship of the temperature for both sides of