Path: Propulsion/Gas
% Compute the speed of sound.
Type SpeedSnd for a demo using Helium.
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Form:
a = SpeedSnd( gamma, molWt, T )
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Inputs
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gamma (1,1) Ratio of specific heats
molWt (1,1) Average molecular weight of the gas (kg/mole)
T (1,:) Temperature (deg-K)
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Outputs
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a (1,:) Speed of sound (m/sec)
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References: Hill, P.G., C. R. Peterson, Mechanics and Thermodynamics
of Propulsion, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1970, p. 47.
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SC: Environs/MolWt2R Common: Graphics/Plot2D
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