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Let's first look at the velocity vector in the nozzle.

Display > Vectors...

Set Scale to 0.4 and click Display.
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titleIf you would like to see the whole lower half of nozzle, you can do the following:

 Display > Views...
Select centerline and click Apply

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titleWhite Background on Graphics Window

To get white background go to:
Main Menu > File > Hardcopy
Make sure that Reverse Foreground/Background is checked and select Color in Coloring section. Click Preview. Click No when prompted "Reset graphics window?"

 
 
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 We see that the flow is smoothly accelerating from subsonic to supersonic.

Mach Number Plot

As in the previous tutorials, we are going to plot the velocity along the centerline. However, this time, we are going to use the dimensionless Mach quantity.

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