Choked Flow, a Frequently Misunderstood Term

Lawrence Weinman

ABSTRACT: A brief description of compressible fluid flow is presented to clarify and, hopefully, reduce the incorrect usage of the term “choked flow” in the fireworks community.

Keywords: choked flow, fluid flow, gas velocity, mass flow, rocket, sonic flow


Ref: JPyro, Issue 21, 2005, pp31-38
(J21_31)

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