A rocket motor has combustion chamber temperature of 2600 K and

the products have molecular weight of 25 g/mol and ratio of specific heats
1.2. The universal gas constant is 8314 J/kmol-K. What is the value of
theoretical
c∗ (in m/s)?
Solution
T0=2600 K
Mw=25 g/mol
γ = 1.2
￣R
=8314 J/kmol-K
R=332.56 J/kg-K
c∗ =
F
m˙ cF
(62)
cF =
F
p0At
(63)
m˙ =
√p0
T0
AtM
_
γ
R
_
T
T0
_γ+1
2 (γ − 1) (64)
From eqs.(17) and (18), we get
c∗ =
p0At
m˙
(65)
Substituting eq.(20) in eq.(19), we get
c∗ =
_
T0
M
_
R
γ
_
T0
T
_γ+1
2 (γ − 1) (66)
For maximum mass flow rate, M=1
T0
T
=
γ+1
2
Substituting this in eq.(21),
c∗=1433.67 m/s