Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Fluid Mechanics · easy

A fluid whose density varies significantly with pressure is called:

1. Incompressible
2. Compressible
3. Ideal
4. Newtonian

Answer

B. Compressible

Solution

Gases at high Mach numbers (Ma > 0.3) are treated as compressible.

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