Question 16.5: At the mean diameter, U = 200 m/s, V f = 180 m/s, β1 = 43.9°...

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At the mean diameter, $U=200 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}, V_{f}=180 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}, \beta_{1}=43.9^{\circ}$ and $\beta_{2}=13.5^{\circ}$ . The factor $\lambda=0.86$ and $\eta_{s}=0.85$ and inlet temperature $T_{1 t}$ is 288 K. Calculate the pressure ratio.

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