DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

&

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY IN MECHANICAL

ENGINEERING

EMG 2301: FLUID MECHANICS III

PROJECT

ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022

A converging -diverging diffuser that draws air from a plenum chamber

has the following data:

Inlet diameter: 100mm

Throat diameter: 50mm

Exit diameter: 90mm

Distance from inlet to throat: 970mm

Plenum pressure: 7.78 bar

Develop a computer program using any software (e.g MATLAB, Excel,

e.t.c) to calculate wall pressure distribution and Mach number variation
is in steps of 40mm for cases:

1. Mexit = 0.5 and isentropic through out

2. Mexit = Supersonic and isentropic throughout.
3. A normal shock standing at 380mm from the duct exit.

Assuming there are no frictional losses, estimate the mass flow rate for
each case.