Critical flow in convergent-divergent nozzles with cavity nucleation model

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 166-173

  Xu, J L ^a   Chen, T K ^b   Chen, X J ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cavity nucleation model; Convergent divergent nozzle; Critical flow

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; COOLING; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NOZZLES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CAVITY NUCLEATION MODEL; CONVERGENT/DIVERGENT NOZZLES; CRITICAL FLOW; SUBCOOLING;

TRANSITION FLOW;

EID: 0031078650     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(96)00055-6     Document Type: Article

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