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The maximum speed of sound is when the highest temperature is achieved. The maximum temperature that can be achieved is the stagnation temperature

$\displaystyle U_{max} = \sqrt{{2 k \over k-1} R T_{0}}$

The stagnation speed of sound is

$\displaystyle c_{0} = \sqrt{kRT_0}$

Based on this definition a new Mach number can be defined

$\displaystyle M_0 = {U \over c_0}$

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Created by:Genick Bar-Meir, Ph.D.
On: 2007-11-21