A meteorite hits the upper atmosphere at 10 000 ft/s where the pressure is 0.1 atm and

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A meteorite hits the upper atmosphere at 10 000 ft/s where the pressure is 0.1 atm and temperature −40 F. How hot does the air become right in front of the meteorite assuming no heat transfer in this adiabatic stagnation process?

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Fundamentals Of Thermodynamics

ISBN: 9781118131992

8th Edition

Authors: Claus Borgnakke, Richard E. Sonntag

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