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THE stagnation temperature of a fluid is commonly represented by the expression: where T, U and cp denote the temperature, velocity and specific heat at constant pressure, and the subscripts 0 and ∞ refer to the stagnation point and free stream, respectively.
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EL AGIB, A. A General Expression for the Isentropic Stagnation Temperature of a Fluid. Nature 204, 989–990 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204989a0
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