// Example 16_4 clc;funcprot(0); // Given data T=35+273.15;// K V=300;// m/s // Solution // Using Table C.13b in Thermodynamic Tables to accompany Modern Engineering Thermodynamics for the values of the specific heat ratio and the gas constant for methane, we get k_methane=1.30;// The specific heat ratio g_c=1;// The gravitational constant R_methane=518;// J/kg.K c_methane=sqrt(k_methane*g_c*R_methane*T);// m/s M_methane=V/c_methane;//The Mach number printf("\nThe Mach number of the methane,M_methane=%0.3f",M_methane);