k = 1.4, R = 287 J/kgK and Cp = 1004 J/kgK. Air at a stagnation pressure of 1000 kPa and stagnation temperature of 700 K enters (via a Laval nozzle with an exit to throat area ratio of 1.38 preceding the duct) a constant area duct with heat addition of 800 kJ/kg.
(a) Show that if the flow is choked in this system, the flow must be thermally choked because the Mach number (M) at the throat of the nozzle must be less than 1. What range of back pressures will choke the system as described?
(b) (5 pts. extra credit) Calculate the Mach number (M) at the throat of the nozzle for choked flow.