NONEQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS IN SUPERSONIC-NOZZLE FLOWS

Abstract

Nonequilibrium effects in supersonic-nozzle flows are discussed with emphasis on recent research results. The scope is limited to homogeneous gas- phase flows and to departures from thermo-chemical equilibrium arising from collisional relaxation of internal degrees of freedom and chemical reaction, including ionization. Translational-rotational equilibrium is assumed. The first half of the report reviews equilibrium properties of gases at high temperatures and the various nonequilibrium rate processes of interest. The last half discusses nonequilibrium effects occurring in nozzle flow expansions. Diatomic gases and air are emphasized; complex mixtures for propulsion applications are also discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0684951

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Treanor
  • J. Gordon Hall

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geometry
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Ionization
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Thermodynamics
  • Vibrational Relaxation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight