THE EFFECT OF LONGITUDINAL VISCOSITY ON THE FLOW AT A NOZZLE THROAT.

Abstract

An inviscid transonic theory appears to be inadequate to describe the flow near the throat of a converging-diverging nozzle during the transition from the symmetrical Taylor (1930) type of flow to the subsonic-supersonic Meyer (1908) flow. A viscous-transonic equation taking account of heat conduction and longitudinal viscosity has been developed previously. An exact nozzle type of similarity solution of the viscous-transonic equation, similar to the inviscid solution of Tomotika and Tamada (1950), has been found. This solution does provide a description of the gradual transition from the Taylor to the Meyer flow and shows the initial stages in the development of a shock wave downstream of the nozzle throat. The solution provides a viscous shock like transition from an inviscid supersonic accelerating flow to an inviscid subsonic decelerating flow. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0467593

Entities

People

  • Martin. Sichel

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Equations
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Transitions
  • Viscosity
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers