The Mach number is a dimensionless ratio of the velocity of an object in a fluid to

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The Mach number is a dimensionless ratio of the velocity of an object in a fluid to the speed of sound in the fluid. For an airplane flying at velocity \(V\) in air at absolute temperature \(T\), the Mach number Ma is

\[ \mathrm{Ma}=\frac{V}{\sqrt{k R T}} \]

where \(k\) is a dimensionless constant and \(R\) is the specific gas constant for air. Show that Ma is dimensionless.

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Munson Young And Okiishi's Fundamentals Of Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781119080701

8th Edition

Authors: Philip M. Gerhart, Andrew L. Gerhart, John I. Hochstein

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