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Exhaust velocity
clc; clear all;hold on; grid on; Tc = 3200; % [K] Temperature of the gas in the combustion chamber M = 16e-3; % [kg/mol] Molecular weight R = 8.3144621; % Universal gas constant pc = 5E6; % [Pa] Combustion chamber pressure % Pressure ratio (combustion chamber pressure divided by pressure at exit plane) pr = 0:0.001:1; % Exhaust velocity gamma = 1.3; % cp/cv u_e = (2*gamma/(gamma - 1)*R*Tc/M*(1 - (pr).^(1 - 1/gamma))).^0.5; scatter(pr,u_e,'.b'); gamma = 1.2; % cp/cv u_e = (2*gamma/(gamma - 1)*R*Tc/M*(1 - (pr).^(1 - 1/gamma))).^0.5; scatter(pr,u_e,'.r'); gamma = 1.1; % cp/cv u_e = (2*gamma/(gamma - 1)*R*Tc/M*(1 - (pr).^(1 - 1/gamma))).^0.5; scatter(pr,u_e,'.k'); set(gca,'XDir','Reverse') xlabel('Pressure ratio p/p_c '); ylabel('Exhaust velocity [m/s]'); legend('\gamma = 1.3','\gamma = 1.2','\gamma = 1.1'); title('Gas velocity as a function of pressure ratio, Tc = 3200 K, M = 16 g/mol '); text(0.3,400,'smallsats.org','Color',[0 0 1], 'VerticalAlignment','middle',... 'HorizontalAlignment','left','FontSize',14 ); hold off;
Mass flow rate per unit cross-sectional area of the nozzle
figure(2); hold on;grid on; gamma = 1.3; % cp/cv Mfr = pc*(2*gamma/(gamma - 1)*M/(R*Tc)*pr.^(2/gamma).*... (1 - (pr).^(1 - 1/gamma))).^0.5; scatter(pr,Mfr,'.b'); gamma = 1.2; % cp/cv Mfr = pc*(2*gamma/(gamma - 1)*M/(R*Tc)*pr.^(2/gamma).*... (1 - (pr).^(1 - 1/gamma))).^0.5; scatter(pr,Mfr,'.r'); gamma = 1.1; % cp/cv Mfr = pc*(2*gamma/(gamma - 1)*M/(R*Tc)*pr.^(2/gamma).*... (1 - (pr).^(1 - 1/gamma))).^0.5; scatter(pr,Mfr,'.k'); set(gca,'XDir','Reverse') xlabel('Pressure ratio p/p_c '); ylabel('Mass flow density [kg/m^2]'); legend('\gamma = 1.3','\gamma = 1.2','\gamma = 1.1'); title('Mass flow density variation through the nozzle, Tc = 3200 K, Pc = 5 Mpa,M = 16 g/mol '); text(0.3,200,'smallsats.org','Color',[0 0 1], 'VerticalAlignment','middle',... 'HorizontalAlignment','left','FontSize',14 ); hold off;
Equations from the book
Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion Principles Practice and New Developments by Martin J.L. Turner – 3rd Edition