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and with (P
H
/P ) from (12.53) one obtains:
P
H
− P
1
2
ρU
2
1
=
2
κMa
2
3
1+
κ − 1
2
Ma
2
κ
(κ−1)
− 1
4
. (12.57)
Through a series expansion for Ma
2
<
2
(κ−1)
, the following results:
C
p
=
P
H
− P
1
2
ρU
2
1
=1+
1
4
Ma
2
+
2 − κ
24
Ma
4
+
(2 − κ)(3 − 2κ)
192
Ma
6
+··· . (12.58)
For incompressible flows, the Mach number goes to zero so that only the first
term of the series expansion remains. For compressible flows, with increasing
Mach number a substantial deviation of C
p
from the incompressible result is
obtained. However, for Mach numbers below 0.3. this deviation is below 1%.
Therefore, compressibility effects may be neglected up to this Mach number.
This is the basis for treating low-velocity gas flows as incompressible.
12.5 Flow with Heat Transfer (Pipe Flow)
Each chapter in this book tries to give an introduction into a sub-domain
of fluid mechanics and in particular each chapter aims at a deepening of
the physical understanding of the fluid flows treated there. For this purpose,
often simplifications were introduced into the considerations of an analyt-
ical problem. In the preceding chapter, for example, adiabatic, reversible
(dissipation-free) and one-dimensional fluid flows were treated, i.e. isentropic
flow processes of compressible media which depend on only one space coor-
dinate. These considerations need some supplementary explanation in order
to be able to understand special phenomena in the case of high-speed flows
with heat transfer. For dealing with such flows, which can be considered as
stationary and one-dimensional, i.e. experience changes only in the flow di-
rection x
1
= x, the following basic equations are available, which are stated
by U
1
= U:
• Mass conservation:
ρF U =˙m = constant. (12.59)
• Momentum equation:
ρU
dU
dx
= −
dP
dx
. (12.60)
• Energy equation:
(dq)=c
v
dT + Pd
1
ρ
= c
p
dT −
1
ρ
dP. (12.61)