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Volume 11, 2019
Progress in Propulsion Physics – Volume 11
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| Page(s) | 517 - 528 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eucass/201911517 | |
| Published online | 08 February 2019 | |
Design of an arc-based thrust-optimized nozzle contour
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School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering UNSW Australia Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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School of Engineering and Information Technology UNSW Canberra Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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Aerospace Engineering Department California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA
A total of ten arc-based nozzle contours have been numerically compared to an existing thrust-optimized design. Verification and validation of the numerical model was achieved using published experimental data and the resulting numerical uncertainty of the model relative to thrust was less than 0.10%. Analysis of the arc-based nozzles indicated that the contour angles had the greatest effect on thrust. Optimization of the contour angles suggested that an increase in thrust coefficient of 0.25% could be achieved compared to the existing thrust-optimized nozzle. The result shows that an arc-based design method may be used to produce an equivalent thrust-optimized nozzle.
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