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Old 27th Oct 2012, 18:51
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The air IS a compressible fluid but at low speeds the friction heating is almost negligible so the isentropic equations for incompressible fluids are quite so precise... Check this wiki-page about Total air temperature !

If you need a more academic answer, I think Selfin is the man to ask!
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