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SUBSONIC FLOW REGIME [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

Gaz flows in the nozzle as the back pressure is lower than the upstream stagnation pressure.

OBS

In the divergent part of the nozzle a normal shock occurs and the succeeding subsonic flow is diffused.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

Écoulement des gaz dans la tuyère entre deux réservoirs, lorsque la pression dans le convergent est inférieure à la pression critique.

CONT

Une onde de choc dans le divergent correspond à un passage du régime supersonique au régime subsonique.

Spanish

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