METHOD OF PRODUCING SUPERSONIC FLOW AND NOZZLE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: aircraft and rocket engineering. SUBSTANCE: method comprises flowing fluid through a converging-diverging passageway under the action of a pressure drop between the inlet and outlet of the passageway and forming flow by the use of longitudinal hollows, e.g., corrugations on the wall of the nozzle. Additional fluid is added to the flow at the outlet. The range of the flow rates of the additional fluid is defined by relationships presented in the invention description. EFFECT: simplified method. 6 cl, 4 dwg