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A supersonic stream of an ideal gas at Mach number M1=5 is turned by a ramp, as shown in the figure. The ramp angle is 20°. The pressure ratio is p2/p1=7.125 and the specific heat ratio is γ=1.4. The pressure coefficient on the ramp surface is ______ (rounded off to two decimal places).


Correct : 0.41
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