University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and the Environment

FEEG2003: Fluid Dynamics

Laboratory 2: Compressible Flow Nozzle

Ma=1, supersonic flow and pressure at throat is half

(0.528) of inlet (critical pressure ratio)

fighter jet only sonic

here, (M2 - 1) < 0,
hence dV must
be negative
 eg rocket engine use cd nozzle to get above mach 1

3 graph (last one combined)

diameter throat is 2mm (need to calculate area)

mass flow constant, Ma downstream bigger than 1, presure ration 0.528

for isentropic (adiabatic and pressure distribution decrease and increase (show shock)
frictionless) and incompressible flow

does conclusion has to be 1 sentence per experiment done?

last experiment (subsonic and supersonic)

-cannot use table data since if A* at throat

sensitivity of barometer
and tools used
-parallex error
-rotameter fluctuate