1. An impulsively started piston travels at 600 m/s into a cylinder containing 100 kPa, 325 K air.
a. What is the Mach number of the shock that travels ahead of the piston and at what speed does it propagate into the stationary air?
b. What are the static pressure and temperature of the air downstream of the shock?
2. The shock reaches a capped end, reflects from it, and a new shock propagates back up toward the piston that continues along the cylinder at 600 m/s.
a. What is the Mach number of the reflected shock that travels back toward the piston?
b. What are the static pressure and temperature of the air downstream of the reflected shock?