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In a converging-diverging nozzle operating with a supersonic exit, the Mach number at the throat is

  • A.Greater than one
  • B.Zero
  • C.Exactly one
  • D.Less than one

Answer: C

The area-velocity relation permits a change from subsonic to supersonic flow only where the area is stationary, that is at the throat, and there the Mach number must be exactly one. Once that condition is reached the nozzle is choked and the mass flow cannot be increased by lowering the back pressure further.

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