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Rocket nozzles: 75 years of research and development
Shivang Khare,Ujjwal K. Saha +1 more
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The article mainly focuses on the aerodynamic aspects of all the rocket nozzles developed till date and summarizes the major findings covering their design, development, utilization, benefits and limitations.Abstract:
The nozzle forms a large segment of the rocket engine structure, and as a whole, the performance of a rocket largely depends upon its aerodynamic design. The principal parameters in this context are the shape of the nozzle contour and the nozzle area expansion ratio. A careful shaping of the nozzle contour can lead to a high gain in its performance. As a consequence of intensive research, the design and the shape of rocket nozzles have undergone a series of development over the last several decades. The notable among them are conical, bell, plug, expansion-deflection and dual bell nozzles, besides the recently developed multi nozzle grid. However, to the best of authors’ knowledge, no article has reviewed the entire group of nozzles in a systematic and comprehensive manner. This paper aims to review and bring all such development in one single frame. The article mainly focuses on the aerodynamic aspects of all the rocket nozzles developed till date and summarizes the major findings covering their design, development, utilization, benefits and limitations. At the end, the future possibilities of development are also recommended.read more
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History of German Guided Missiles Development. Edited by T. Benecke and A. W. Quick. AGARDograph No. 20. Verlag E. Appelhans and Co., Brunswick, Germany 1957. 420 pp. Illustrated. 55s.
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Experimental and numerical investigation on design parameters of slot nozzles
Haixu Yu,Zhijun Wei +1 more
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A shape design optimization methodology based on the method of characteristics for rocket nozzles
TL;DR: In this article , a low-fidelity and fast method to conduct nozzle shape optimization is presented, which consists in using the free-form deformation parameterization technique to control the nozzle shape by means of an optimization algorithm to maximize the coefficient of thrust determined by a two-dimensional method of characteristics (MoC).
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Comparative Study of Shock Formation in Bell and Conical Nozzle
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors performed a CFD analysis of supersonic flow through two types of nozzles, namely conical and contour, for the inviscid, compressible flow conditions and found that the contour nozzle provided better shock-free expansion for the given same operating conditions than its counterpart.
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Rocket Propulsion Elements
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors defined and defined the fundamentals of solid propellant rocket propulsion systems, including propulsion system design, propulsion system parameters, and propulsion system performance analysis, as well as propulsion system testing.
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Dynamics and thermodynamics of compressible fluid flow
TL;DR: In this paper, the Hodograph Method for Two-Dimensional, Subsonic Flow with Small Perturbations is used to describe the dynamics of two-dimensional and three-dimensional flow.
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Modern Compressible Flow: With Historical Perspective
TL;DR: In this article, the conservation equation for Inviscid flows is revisited: Velocity Potential Equation, Linearized Flow, and Time-Marching Technique for Steady Supersonic Flow.
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Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines
Dieter K. Huzel,David H. Huang +1 more
TL;DR: From the component design, to the subsystem design to the engine systems design, engine development and flight-vehicle application, this how-to text bridges the gap between basic physical and design principles and actual rocket-engine design as it's done in industry as mentioned in this paper.