Profiling the Supersonic Part of a Plug Nozzle with a Nonuniform Transonic Flow
Authors: Kraiko A.N.; P'yankov K.S.; Tillyayeva N.I.
Source: Fluid Dynamics, Volume 37, Number 4, July 2002 , pp. 637-648(12)
Publisher: Springer
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Abstract:
The effect of transonic flow nonuniformity on the profiling of optimal plug nozzles is studied in the inviscid gas approximation. Sonic and supersonic regions providing maximum thrust for given nozzle dimensions and a given outer pressure are designed for given subsonic contours and calculated nonuniform transonic flows. As in the case of uniform flow on a cylindrical sonic surface, the initial regions of the designed contours satisfy the condition that in these regions the flow Mach number is unity or near-unity. In all the examples calculated, the optimal plug nozzles produce a greater thrust than the optimal axisymmetric and annular nozzles with a near-axial flow for the same lengths and the same gas flow rates through the nozzle. It is established that contouring without regard for transonic flow nonuniformity can result in considerable thrust losses. However, these losses are due only to a decrease in the flow rate, while the specific thrust may even increase slightly.
Keywords: plug nozzle; transonic flow; optimal form; specific thrust
Language: English
Document Type: Research article
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