Fluid passing through a convergent-divergent nozzle

In summary, the fluid exiting a converging-diverging nozzle with an area ratio of 5 will be traveling Mach 3.17. How fast this is in m/s depends on which fluid it is, and what the temperature of the fluid is. However, unfortunately for your setup, the exit pressure with an area ratio of 5 is just over 2% of the reservoir pressure, so with only 5 bar in the reservoir and 1 bar ambient pressure, you're likely going to have flow separation and probably even a normal shock in the exit.
  • #36
boneh3ad said:
Now, you likely will have separation and therefore a different effective area ratio than the actual physical nozzle, but the fundamental principles remain the same.
How to determine the effective area for such pressure level?
 
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  • #37
T C said:
How to determine the effective area for such pressure level?

Pressure has little to do with it, and at any rate, you aren't going to find a simple way to calculate the effects of separation accurately without resorting to CFD.
 

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