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Over-expanded Nozzle

Created using ANSYS 16.2

Disclaimer:

This problem was inspired by the work of Balasubramanyam Sasanapuri, Manish Kumar & Sutikno Wirogo (ANSYS Inc.) on the "Simulation of flow through Supersonic Cruise Nozzle: A validation study". 

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Another characteristic of over-expanded nozzle is that the "plume" of the jet gets contracted, opposed to an under-expanded nozzle where the plume "diverges" in the radial direction. 

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