Stagnation Properties Calculator (Compressible Flow)

Inspectable records

Ledger state

The current ledger marks this instrument verified clean within the source-bound verification corpus.

Area

Thermodynamics, Fluids & Aero

Tranche

tranche-5

Evidence ID

t5-066

Ledger rows

1

No ledger note is attached.

Review findings

Algebraically, both formulas are correct for isentropic flow of a calorically perfect gas: T0/T=1+((γ−1)/2)M² and P0/P=(T0/T)^(γ/(γ−1)). Verdict is NEEDS_REVIEW because the exact unit ambiguity is whether static T is absolute temperature and static P is absolute pressure, and because the required isentropic perfect-gas applicability conditions and honest label are not specified.

Formula and scope findings

• The formulas are standard for isentropic stagnation properties of a calorically perfect gas, but the specification does not state the required assumptions: adiabatic flow, reversibility, no shock losses, and constant gamma.
• The input units are unspecified; static temperature must be absolute temperature and static pressure must be absolute pressure.
• The honest label is missing and should identify these as isentropic perfect-gas stagnation properties, not general stagnation properties across shocks or irreversible flow.

Unit assumptions

• Temperature T must be in an absolute scale such as kelvin or degrees Rankine; Celsius and Fahrenheit values cannot be inserted directly.
• Pressure P must be absolute pressure, not gauge pressure.
• Mach number M is dimensionless and conventionally nonnegative.
• Gamma γ is dimensionless, must be greater than 1, and is assumed constant; default air γ=1.4 is appropriate only for a calorically perfect-air approximation.
• T0 has the same absolute-temperature unit as T, and P0 has the same pressure unit as P.

Boundary hardening

BREAK_CLAIMED · SELF_FLAGGED

The stated pressure formula is undefined at γ=1 because the denominator γ−1 vanishes. The calculator needs explicit validation and rejection for this input.

Errata and corrections

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Inspectable example

4 review vectors are recorded. One source-bound sample is shown below.

{
  "inputs": {
    "static_temperature_K": 288.15,
    "static_pressure_Pa": 101325,
    "mach_number": 0.8,
    "gamma": 1.4
  },
  "expected_outputs": {
    "stagnation_temperature_K": 325.0332,
    "stagnation_pressure_Pa": 154453.75
  },
  "working": "T0/T = 1 + ((1.4−1)/2)(0.8)^2 = 1 + 0.2×0.64 = 1.128. T0 = 288.15×1.128 = 325.0332 K. P0/P = 1.128^(1.4/(1.4−1)) = 1.128^3.5 ≈ 1.524340. P0 = 101325×1.524340 ≈ 154453.75 Pa."
}

Related workflows

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Sources and evidence

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• VERIFIED_LEDGER.json · VERIFIED_CLEAN
• evidence-tranche5/tranche5-results.json
• BOUNDARY_HAZARD_CATALOG.json