Computational study of the gas flow through a critical nozzle

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 217, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1179-1189

  Kim, H D ^a   Kim, J H ^a   Park, K A ^b   Setoguchi, T ^c   Matsuo, S ^c  

^a Andong National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

^c SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Choke; Compressible flow; Critical pressure ratio; Discharge coefficient

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NOZZLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

CHOKING; GAS FLOW;

MASS TRANSFER;

CHOKING; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NOZZLE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 0344099521     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440603322517180     Document Type: Article

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