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The Axial Decay and Radial Spread of a Supersonic Jet Exhausting into Air at Rest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

J. H. Frauenberger  and
J. G. Forbister
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Summary

The distribution of total pressure, stagnation temperature and gas velocity is determined for the subsonic region of a supersonic jet emerging from a solid propellant rocket motor into air at rest. Measurements of Pitot pressures in the supersonic flow region have shown that the flow follows the axis of an inclined nozzle within the order of accuracy of the measurements. Nozzle cone angle, and probably the expansion ratio, affect the jet distribution significantly.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , May 1961 , pp. 131 - 149
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1961

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