3.1.16 · D1 · Physics › Compressible Flow & Aerodynamics › Prandtl-Meyer expansion waves — isentropic, supersonic turni
Jab hawa ki ek tez dhara (awaaz se bhi tez) ek aisi corner se mudti hai jo usse door jhukti hai, toh hawa ek spray ki tarah bahut patli ripples mein phail jaati hai — teez hoti jaati hai aur patli hoti jaati hai, bina kisi waste ke. Yeh poora topic bas usi spray ka bookkeeping hai: har ripple ko ek angle dena, chote-chote turns ko add karna, aur naya speed padhna.
Parent note ka koi bhi formula samajhne se pehle, tumhe ideas ka ek chhota toolbox chahiye. Neeche, parent jo bhi symbol aur word use karta hai, unhe zero se banaya gaya hai: seedha matlab → picture → topic ko yeh kyun chahiye. Upar se neeche padho; har step pichle pe khada hai.
Definition Teen gas constants pehle naam kar lete hain
Neeche ka sound-speed formula teen letters use karta hai. Yahan har ek ke liye ek-line placeholder hai; §6 mein poori kahani hai:
T — absolute temperature (kelvin, hamesha ≥ 0 ): gas kitni garam hai.
R — gas ke liye ek fixed gas constant (air: 287 J/(kg⋅K) ).
γ — ratio of specific heats (air: 1.4 ): gas ko dabane par kitni "springy" hai.
Definition Speed of sound
a
Sound ek tiny pressure ripple hai jo koi bhi gas molecule-se-molecule tak pahunchati hai. Speed of sound a woh speed hai jis par woh ripple travel karti hai. Ek shaant kamre mein yeh lagbhag 340 metre per second hoti hai. Yeh sirf is baat par depend karti hai ki gas kitni garam hai:
a = γ R T
abhi naam ki gayi teen constants ka use karke. Zyada garam gas → tez molecules → tez ripple.
M
M ek pure number hai (koi units nahi) jo flow ki apni speed V ko local sound speed a se compare karta hai:
M = a V .
M < 1 subsonic — flow apni ripples se slower hai.
M = 1 sonic — bilkul ripple-speed par.
M > 1 supersonic — flow apni ripples se aage nikal jaati hai.
Figure s01 — aise padho. Amber dot flow ka source abhi hai; har cyan circle ek aisi sound ripple hai jo pehle emit hui thi, aur a t radius tak badh gayi jab source V t downstream sweep ho gaya tha. Kyunki yahan V > a hai (M = 2 ), source apni ripples se aage nikal gaya hai, aur unka common edge do seedhi safed Mach lines par collapse ho jaata hai. Dekho ki ripples dot ke aage kabhi nahi pahunchti — woh visual hi "supersonic" ka matlab hai.
M > 1 par kyun rehta hai
Ek ripple apne source se aage tabhi spread ho sakti hai jab flow ripple se slower ho. Ek baar M > 1 hone par, flow har ripple ko downstream drag kar leti hai, aur woh slanted lines mein pile up ho jaati hain — Mach waves jinse yeh poora topic bana hai. No supersonic flow, no fan. Isliye M 2 − 1 har jagah dikhega: yeh real tab hi hota hai jab M > 1 .
Definition Mach wave aur Mach angle
μ
Ek Mach wave supersonic flow mein sabse kamzor possible disturbance hai — Figure s01 ki un seedhi safed lines mein se ek. Jo angle yeh local flow direction ke saath banati hai woh Mach angle hai, μ (Greek "mu") likha jaata hai. Parent note ka central fact hai
μ = arcsin ( M 1 ) ,
jise hum §3–§4 mein ek triangle se rebuild karte hain. Abhi bas yaad rakho: μ = kamzor se kamzor wave ki slant, aur M badhne ke saath yeh chhoti hoti jaati hai.
θ aur turn
Ek angle measure karta hai "tum kitna rotate hue ho." Parent do units use karta hai:
degrees (∘ ): ek poora circle 36 0 ∘ hai.
radians : ek poora circle 2 π hai. Ek radian ≈ 57. 3 ∘ .
Prandtl–Meyer function (§5 mein define ki gayi) radians mein derive hoti hai (kyunki angles ka calculus radians mein clean hota hai) lekin degrees mein quote ki jaati hai (kyunki engineers corners ko degrees mein dekhte hain). Hamesha check karo ki formula kaunsa chahta hai.
Definition Deflection angle
θ aur uska sign convention
Yeh woh angle hai jis par wall aane wali stream se door jhukti hai — corner ki size. Flow wall ko copy karti hai, isliye θ (Greek "theta") flow direction ka bhi kitna rotate hota hai woh hai. Is topic mein θ hamesha corner jo total turn maangta hai woh hai.
Sign convention: θ ko expansion ke liye positive count karo — wall flow se door jhukti hai (convex corner), jo ν mein add karta hai aur flow ko speed up karta hai. Ek negative θ ek compression hogi — wall flow mein andar jhukti hai (concave corner), jo ν se subtract karta hai aur, reality mein, smooth fan ki jagah ek oblique shock banata hai. Yeh page aur parent sirf θ > 0 use karte hain.
Common mistake Degrees ko radian formula mein daalna
Kyun sahi lagta hai: ek number ek number hai.
Fix: arctan aur arcsin radians return karte hain. Agar tum phir ek corner angle 1 0 ∘ mein likha hua add karo, toh mixed units ho gaye. Pehle sab kuch same unit mein convert karo — parent degrees mein kaam karta hai, isliye degrees mein add karne se pehle formula ke radian output ko degrees mein convert karo.
Is topic ka har angle ek right triangle (ek 9 0 ∘ corner) se padha jaata hai. Tumhe teen ratios cold yaad hone chahiye, kyunki §2 ka Mach angle μ inhi mein se ek hai.
Figure s02 — kya dekhna hai. Yeh bilkul wahi triangle hai jo Figure s01 ke andar chhupa hua hai, saaf draw kiya gaya. Amber slanted side hypotenuse hai (source ka travel ∝ M ); cyan vertical side opposite hai (ripple ki growth ∝ 1 ); white base adjacent hai (∝ M 2 − 1 ). Chhota square 9 0 ∘ corner ko mark karta hai. Left vertex par μ trace karo aur dekho ki kaunsi side uske opposite hai aur kaunsi use touch karti hai — bas "opposite" aur "adjacent" ka yahi matlab hai.
sin μ = 1/ M ek triangle statement hai
Mach-wave picture mein (Figure s01), ek sound ripple a t distance spread hoti hai (opposite side) jabki uska source V t downstream sweep hota hai (hypotenuse). Toh
sin μ = V t a t = V a = M 1 .
Mach angle literally "woh angle jiska opposite-over-hypotenuse 1/ M ke barabar hai" hai. Jab M badhta hai, 1/ M chhota hota hai, toh μ chhota hota hai — wave flatter hoti jaati hai (Figure s03 dekho). Yeh ek fact hi fan ke khulne ki wajah hai.
Figure s03 — μ ko girte dekho. Jab tum M ko rightward slide karte ho, amber markers neeche step karte hain: Mach angle zero ki taraf shrink hota rehta hai. Woh downhill curve exactly isliye hai ki fan ki last wave (high M ) pehli wave (low M ) se flatter hoti hai.
Definition Inverse trig functions aur unke ranges
sin , cos , tan ek angle lete hain aur ek ratio dete hain. Unke inverses ulti taraf jaate hain:
arcsin ( x ) poochhta hai: "kaunsa angle ka sine yeh hai?" Uska input x , [ − 1 , 1 ] mein hota hai aur uska output (principal value ) [ − 2 π , 2 π ] mein hota hai.
arctan ( x ) poochhta hai: "kaunsa angle ka tangent yeh hai?" Uska input x koi bhi real number ho sakta hai aur uska output ( − 2 π , 2 π ) mein hota hai.
Yeh principal-value ranges woh "ek jawab" hain jo calculator return karta hai. Is topic mein har argument ≥ 0 hai (kyunki 1/ M > 0 aur M 2 − 1 ≥ 0 ), isliye dono inverses [ 0 , 2 π ) mein ek value return karte hain — yahan koi branch-cut surprise nahi. Toh μ = arcsin ( 1/ M ) padho: woh (positive, acute) angle jiska sine 1/ M hai .
Definition Prandtl–Meyer function
ν ( M )
ν (Greek "nu") topic ka headline symbol hai. Simple shabdon mein, ν ( M ) woh total angle hai jitna ek flow sonic (M = 1 ) se Mach number M tak accelerate karne ke liye mudi hai — ek running "turn score." Uska formula (parent mein derive kiya, yahan memorise nahi) hai
ν ( M ) = γ − 1 γ + 1 arctan γ + 1 γ − 1 ( M 2 − 1 ) − arctan M 2 − 1 ,
ν ( 1 ) = 0 ke saath. Uska domain M ≥ 1 hai (subsonic flow ka koi fan nahi), aur ν steadily M ke saath badhta hai — isliye har ν value exactly ek M se map hoti hai. Yeh do arctan pieces se bana hai kyunki tiny turns ko integrate karna (§8) exactly woh "which-angle" shapes produce karta hai.
Intuition Topic ko inverse kyun chahiye
Tum ek ratio measure karte ho (jaise 1/ M ) lekin tum ek angle chahte ho (wave ki slant μ , ya turn score ν ). Inverse button hi aane-jaane ka ek rasta hai. Yeh wahi move hai jaise "main ek ramp ki slope jaanta hoon, woh kis angle par chadhti hai?"
Definition Gas constants (poori kahani)
T — absolute temperature (kelvin mein, zero se kabhi neeche nahi). Sound speed set karta hai.
R — specific gas constant , ek given gas ke liye fixed number (air: 287 J/(kg⋅K) ). Yeh temperature ko energy se jodhta hai.
γ (gamma) — ratio of specific heats , jo batata hai gas dabane par kitni "springy" hai. Ordinary air ke liye γ = 1.4 . Yeh control karta hai ki pressure aur temperature speed changes par kitna strongly respond karte hain.
Yeh teeno a = γ R T aur har isentropic relation ko feed karte hain. Jahan bhi 2 γ − 1 ya γ − 1 γ + 1 dikhta hai, woh sirf γ ka bookkeeping hai.
Definition Static pressure
p , density ρ , temperature T
Static quantities woh hain jo ek tiny sensor jo flow ke saath drift kar raha ho read karega:
p — static pressure , gas ka roz ka push per unit area.
ρ (Greek "rho") — density , har cubic metre mein packed mass.
T — static temperature , local hotness.
Yeh local values hain; fan ke through change hoti hain (teeno drop hoti hain jab flow speed up hoti hai).
Definition Stagnation ("total") quantities
T 0 , p 0 , ρ 0
Socho ki moving gas ko bina kisi loss ke completely rok diya gaya. Uske baad jo temperature hogi woh stagnation temperature T 0 hai; similarly stagnation pressure p 0 aur density ρ 0 . Yeh flow ke "energy account balances" hain. Total se static ke teen ratios hain
\frac{p_0}{p}=\left(1+\frac{\gamma-1}{2}M^2\right)^{\frac{\gamma}{\gamma-1}},\qquad
\frac{\rho_0}{\rho}=\left(1+\frac{\gamma-1}{2}M^2\right)^{\frac{1}{\gamma-1}}.$$
Note karo ki har ratio ek total (subscript $0$) ko same point par ek static value ke saath pair karta hai.
Definition Upstream aur downstream: subscripts 1 aur 2
Jab flow poore fan ko cross karti hai, toh hum corner se pehle ki state ko subscript 1 se label karte hain aur baad ki state ko 2 se. Toh p 1 , T 1 , M 1 incoming (upstream) values hain aur p 2 , T 2 , M 2 outgoing (downstream) values. p 2 / p 1 jaisa ratio isliye "naya static pressure purane static pressure se divided" padha jaata hai.
Intuition Expansion fan ke liye stagnation values kyun matter karte hain
Kyunki fan isentropic (lossless) hai, T 0 , p 0 , ρ 0 gas ke speed up hone par change nahi karte . Sirf local static T , p , ρ drop karte hain. Toh p 2 / p 1 jaisa ek property ratio bas "naya static-fraction of p 0 ÷ purana static-fraction of p 0 " hai — stagnation balances khud freeze hain. Yahi wajah hai ki working rule ν ( M 2 ) = ν ( M 1 ) + θ energy losses ignore kar sakta hai.
s aur isentropic
Entropy s ek score hai ki ek process kitni usable energy disorder mein waste karta hai. Second law kehta hai s sirf same reh sakta hai ya badh sakta hai, kabhi nahi gir sakta.
isentropic = "s bilkul same rehta hai" = perfectly efficient, reversible.
Ek shock ek single violent jump hai: woh s badhaati hai. Ek expansion fan infinitely weak Mach waves ka ek smear hai, har ek essentially zero se s badhaata hai, toh total zero hai. Yahi wajah hai ki parent baar baar insist karta hai ki fan isentropic hai aur shock nahi.
d notation
d M ka matlab hai "M mein ek infinitesimally tiny change." d θ , d V bhi isi tarah. Yeh isliye aate hain kyunki derivation wall ko ek Mach wave ke aare-paar ek tiny angle se turn karti hai, phir sabhi tiny turns ko add up karti hai poora turn paane ke liye.
∫
Stretched-S sign ∫ ka matlab hai "infinitely many infinitely small pieces add karo." Is derivation mein, ν ( M ) = ∫ 1 M ( tiny turn per bit of M ) d M literally fan mein har Mach wave ke whisper-sized turns d θ ko M = 1 se start karke sum karta hai, taaki finite turn score ν ( M ) mile. ν mein do arctan terms simply us sum ka answer hain.
Intuition Topic calculus se kyun nahi bach sakta
Ek single Mach wave flow ko sirf ek whisper se turn karti hai. Ek real corner mein hazaron aisi waves ek fan mein stacked hoti hain. "Infinitely many infinitely small pieces add karo" exactly wahi hai jo ∫ karta hai — woh summing hi closed-form ν ( M ) produce karta hai apne do arctan terms ke saath.
Right triangle sin cos tan
Mach angle mu equals arcsin one over M
Mach number M equals V over a
Only M greater than 1 supports Mach waves
Angle in degrees and radians
Deflection angle theta with sign
arctan arcsin which angle
Prandtl Meyer function nu of M turn score
Stagnation values T0 p0 rho0
Isentropic means s constant
Differentials and integral sign
Working rule nu M2 equals nu M1 plus theta
Pressure and temperature ratios
Test karo khud ko — agar tum bina dekhe har sawal ka jawab de sako toh parent note ke liye taiyar ho.
Mach number M kya compare karta hai? Flow speed V ko local speed of sound a se; M = V / a .
Topic poora M > 1 par kyun rehta hai? Sirf jab flow apni ripples se aage nikal jaati hai tabhi woh slanted Mach lines (fan) mein pile hoti hain; aur
M 2 − 1 tab hi real hota hai.
Mach wave kya hai aur μ kya hai? Supersonic flow mein sabse kamzor disturbance; μ woh angle hai jo yeh flow ke saath banati hai, μ = arcsin ( 1/ M ) .
Right triangle par tan μ kya hai? opposite ÷ adjacent.
arcsin ( x ) kaunsa sawaal answer karta hai, aur uska output range kya hai?"Kaunse angle ka sine x ke barabar hai?"; principal value [ − π /2 , π /2 ] mein.
Simple shabdon mein Prandtl–Meyer function ν ( M ) kya hai aur uska domain kya hai? Woh total angle jitna flow M = 1 se M tak accelerate karne ke liye mudi hai (ek turn score); domain M ≥ 1 , aur ν M ke saath badhta hai.
sin μ = 1/ M ek triangle ke roop mein kahan se aata hai?Ripple a t spread hoti hai (opposite) jabki source V t sweep hota hai (hypotenuse), toh sin μ = a / V = 1/ M .
γ kya hai aur air ke liye uski value kya hai?Ratio of specific heats (gas ki "springiness"); air ke liye γ = 1.4 .
Teen stagnation-to-static ratios batao. T 0 / T = 1 + 2 γ − 1 M 2 ; p 0 / p = ( ⋅ ) γ / ( γ − 1 ) ; ρ 0 / ρ = ( ⋅ ) 1/ ( γ − 1 ) same bracket ke saath.
Static p , ρ , T aur stagnation p 0 , ρ 0 , T 0 mein kya fark hai? Static = local values jo ek saath-chalti sensor padhti hai; stagnation = values agar flow ko losslessly rok diya jaaye (isentropic fan mein frozen).
θ ka sign convention kya hai?Expansion ke liye positive (wall door jhukti hai, ν badhta hai); negative compression hogi (concave corner → oblique shock).
Subscripts 1 aur 2 ka kya matlab hai? State 1 upstream hai (corner se pehle), state 2 downstream hai (fan ke baad).
"Isentropic" ka kya matlab hai aur fan qualify kyun karta hai? Entropy s constant rehti hai (lossless); fan infinitely many infinitesimally weak Mach waves hai, toh total Δ s → 0 .
Derivation mein integral sign ∫ kya accomplish karta hai? Yeh fan mein har Mach wave ke infinitesimal turns d θ ko finite function ν ( M ) mein sum karta hai.
V = M a differentiate karne se pehle logarithm kyun lete hain?ln product ko sum mein badal deta hai, aur d ( ln x ) = d x / x directly fractional-change pieces deta hai.