When a Pitot tube such as Fig (6.30) is placed in a supersonic flow, a normal shock will stand in front of the probe. Suppose the probe reads p0 = 190 kPa and p = 150 kPa. If the stagnation temperature is 400 K, estimate the (supersonic) Mach number and velocity upstream of the shock.

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NORMAL SHOCK static stagnation