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An Investigation of Supersonic Swirling Jets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

R Smith*
Affiliation:
Loughborough University of Technology
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Summary

A theoretical and experimental investigation has been made into the effect of swirl on a supersonic jet. In certain circumstances a core of reversed flow can occur along the axis of symmetry and the jet mixes much more quickly with the ambient air than does the corresponding non-rotating jet. A characteristic calculation has been performed for the first cell in the case where the axial flow is not reversed. This indicates a shortening of the cell length and the formation of shocks nearer the nozzle.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1973

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