Jump to content

Search results

View (previous 20 | ) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)
  • Thumbnail for Rocket engine nozzle
    A rocket engine nozzle is a propelling nozzle (usually of the de Laval type) used in a rocket engine to expand and accelerate combustion products to high...
    25 KB (3,083 words) - 00:51, 7 October 2024
  • A propelling nozzle is a nozzle that converts the internal energy of a working gas into propulsive force; it is the nozzle, which forms a jet, that separates...
    24 KB (3,518 words) - 17:16, 8 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Aerospike engine
    maintains its aerodynamic efficiency across a wide range of altitudes. It belongs to the class of altitude compensating nozzle engines. Aerospike engines...
    23 KB (2,543 words) - 09:24, 27 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Nozzle
    Center pivot irrigation sprinkler nozzles, used in crop irrigation A nozzle is a device designed to control the direction or characteristics of a fluid...
    8 KB (1,068 words) - 23:20, 23 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ducted propeller
    Ducted propeller (redirect from Kort nozzle)
    propeller, also known as a Kort nozzle, is a marine propeller fitted with a non-rotating nozzle. It is used to improve the efficiency of the propeller and is...
    9 KB (995 words) - 20:56, 26 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Spray nozzle
    A spray nozzle or atomizer is a device that facilitates the dispersion of a liquid by the formation of a spray. The production of a spray requires the...
    15 KB (2,048 words) - 13:51, 7 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Jet engine
    Jet engine (redirect from Jet engine nozzle)
    and efficiency of a rocket motor improves slightly with increasing altitude (because the back-pressure falls thus increasing net thrust at the nozzle exit...
    61 KB (7,836 words) - 14:35, 9 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Steam turbine
    {1}{2}}{V_{2}}^{2}} . Furthermore, stage efficiency is the product of blade efficiency and nozzle efficiency, or η stage = η b η N {\displaystyle \eta...
    67 KB (9,439 words) - 01:56, 24 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rocket propellant
    velocities. The effect of exhaust molecular weight on nozzle efficiency is most important for nozzles operating near sea level. High expansion rockets operating...
    28 KB (3,855 words) - 01:10, 7 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rocket engine
    approaches zero. If the nozzle is not perfectly expanded, then loss of efficiency occurs. Grossly over-expanded nozzles lose less efficiency, but can cause mechanical...
    100 KB (11,709 words) - 16:03, 2 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Thrust vectoring
    but reduce the rocket's efficiency. They have the benefit of allowing roll control with only a single engine, which nozzle gimbaling does not. The V-2...
    35 KB (4,003 words) - 20:52, 27 October 2024
  • An altitude compensating nozzle is a class of rocket engine nozzles that are designed to operate efficiently across a wide range of altitudes. The basic...
    3 KB (333 words) - 04:10, 21 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Expanding nozzle
    The expanding nozzle is a type of rocket nozzle that, unlike traditional designs, maintains its efficiency at a wide range of altitudes. It is a member...
    5 KB (750 words) - 03:01, 1 July 2022
  • The plug nozzle is a type of nozzle which includes a centerbody or plug around which the working fluid flows. Plug nozzles have applications in aircraft...
    9 KB (1,175 words) - 01:19, 18 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Pelton wheel
    points: (0, pQDVi) and (Vi, 0). Nozzle efficiency is the ratio of the jet power to the waterpower at the base of the nozzle. The power P = Fu = Tω, where...
    16 KB (2,027 words) - 04:44, 24 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Nozzle extension
    A nozzle extension is an extension of the nozzle of a reaction/rocket engine. The application of nozzle extensions improves the efficiency of rocket engines...
    5 KB (538 words) - 03:27, 11 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Afterburner
    cooling the liner and nozzle with compressor bleed air instead of turbine exhaust gas. In heat engines such as jet engines, efficiency is highest when combustion...
    20 KB (2,619 words) - 23:59, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Turbofan
    Turbofan (redirect from Turbofan efficiency)
    (increase in propulsive efficiency). If all the gas power from a gas turbine is converted to kinetic energy in a propelling nozzle, the aircraft is best...
    92 KB (11,155 words) - 03:30, 30 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Turbojet
    Turbojet (section Nozzle)
    typically used in aircraft. It consists of a gas turbine with a propelling nozzle. The gas turbine has an air inlet which includes inlet guide vanes, a compressor...
    28 KB (3,537 words) - 01:57, 30 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Internal combustion engine
    for fuel efficiency): Atkinson cycle Miller cycle Wankel engine Pistonless rotary engine Gas turbine engine Turbojet, through a propelling nozzle Turbofan...
    101 KB (13,146 words) - 07:17, 27 October 2024
View (previous 20 | ) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)