3.1.10 · Physics › Compressible Flow & Aerodynamics
Ek nozzle ek tube hai jo pressure/thermal energy ko kinetic energy (speed) mein convert karti hai . Ek slow (subsonic) gas ke liye, usse speed up karte ho squeeze karke (converging) . Lekin jab gas sound ki speed tak pahunch jaati hai, rules palat jaate hain: sound se tez jaane ke liye tumhe ise expand karna hoga (diverging) . Toh ek gas ko rest se supersonic tak le jaane ke liye tumhe dono chahiye: ek converging section, phir ek throat (jahan woh Mach 1 hit karta hai), phir ek diverging section.
Definition de Laval nozzle
Ek duct jiska cross-sectional area A pehle decrease hota hai (converging), throat par minimum tak pahunchta hai, phir increase hota hai (diverging). Yeh ek standard device hai jo ek compressible gas ko subsonic se supersonic speed tak accelerate karne ke liye use hoti hai, rockets aur steam turbines mein.
Flow ki state ko Mach number se track kiya jaata hai:
M = a V , a = γ R T
jahan V flow speed hai, a local speed of sound hai, γ = c p / c v , R specific gas constant hai, T local temperature hai.
M < 1 : subsonic
M = 1 : sonic (yeh sirf throat par hota hai — ise choked flow kehte hain)
M > 1 : supersonic
Yeh is topic ka core hai. Hum ise steady, 1-D, isentropic (no friction, no heat transfer) flow ke liye first principles se DERIVE karte hain.
Intuition Master equation padho
A d A = ( M 2 − 1 ) V d V
Subsonic (M < 1 ): ( M 2 − 1 ) < 0 . Accelerate karne ke liye (d V > 0 ) humein d A < 0 chahiye → area shrink honi chahiye (converging). ✅ everyday garden hose se match karta hai.
Supersonic (M > 1 ): ( M 2 − 1 ) > 0 . Accelerate karne ke liye humein d A > 0 chahiye → area grow honi chahiye (diverging). 😮 yeh counter-intuitive part hai.
Sonic (M = 1 ): factor 0 hai, toh d A = 0 → speed sirf wahan sonic ho sakti hai jahan area minimum hai , yaani throat . Isliye M = 1 throat par rehta hai.
Intuition Supersonic flow expand hone par speed kyun badhti hai?
Jab M > 1 hota hai, gas itni tez hoti hai ki jab woh expand karti hai toh uska density area grow hone se zyada tez girta hai. ρ A V constant rakhne ke liye, velocity V ko compensate karne ke liye upar jaana padta hai. Mach 1 se neeche, density barely change hoti hai, toh geometry (area) usual tarike se dominate karti hai.
Energy conservation h 0 = h + 2 1 V 2 se h = c p T aur a 2 = γ R T ke saath, tumhe stagnation-to-static ratios milte hain (subscript 0 = reservoir/stagnation, jahan V = 0 ):
Intuition Do-solution fact
Kisi bhi diverging area ke liye do possible flows hain: ek subsonic decelerating wala aur ek supersonic accelerating wala. Nature kaunsa pick karta hai yeh back pressure p b exit par depend karta hai.
Intuition Operating regimes (lower
p b = zyada pull)
High p b : flow har jagah subsonic rehta hai; converging speed up karta hai, diverging slow down karta hai (venturi ki tarah kaam karta hai). Throat choked nahi hai.
p b itna low ki throat par M = 1 reach ho: flow choked ho jaata hai — m ˙ max ho jaata hai aur chahe p b aur kitna bhi low ho jaaye, nahi badhega.
Thoda aur low: throat ke baad flow supersonic ho jaata hai, phir diverging part mein ek normal shock khada hota hai, ise wapas subsonic mein jump karta hai.
Design pressure: exit tak smooth supersonic flow, perfectly matched — koi shocks nahi.
p b design se neeche: under-expanded; nozzle ke bahar expansion waves.
Jab throat par M = 1 ho jaata hai, mass flow rate maximum aur fixed hoti hai: m ˙ ma x = ρ ∗ A ∗ a ∗ . Information (pressure signals) sonic throat ke against upstream travel nahi kar sakti, toh reservoir p b mein aur drops "feel" nahi karta.
Worked example Example 1 — Area ratio se Exit Mach
Ek nozzle ka exit area A e = 4 A ∗ hai, γ = 1.4 , supersonic flow. M e find karo.
Area ratio formula use karke A / A ∗ = 4 Solve karo → numerically M e ≈ 2.94 .
Yeh step kyun? A / A ∗ > 1 ke do roots hote hain; hum supersonic root pick karte hain kyunki ek choked throat ke baad diverging section gas ko accelerate karta hai.
Phir exit pressure: p 0 / p e = ( 1 + 0.2 ⋅ 2.9 4 2 ) 3.5 ≈ 33 , toh p e ≈ p 0 /33 .
Worked example Example 2 — Kya yeh choked hai?
Reservoir p 0 = 10 bar, γ = 1.4 . Choke karne ke liye critical pressure ratio:
p 0 p ∗ = ( γ + 1 2 ) γ − 1 γ = ( 2.4 2 ) 3.5 ≈ 0.528
Toh p ∗ ≈ 5.28 bar. Kyun? M = 1 par yeh throat pressure hai. Agar back pressure throat ko ≤ 5.28 bar tak force kare, toh throat choked hai aur m ˙ max hai.
Throat temperature: T ∗ / T 0 = 1/ ( 1 + 0.2 ) = 0.833 .
Worked example Example 3 — Sirf converging nozzle supersonic kyun nahi ja sakti
Akela converging nozzle: sabse chhota area exit hai, jahan zyada se zyada M = 1 hota hai. M > 1 ke liye d A > 0 satisfy karne ke liye koi diverging section nahi hai. Toh p b aur neeche karne se sirf choke hota hai — exit sonic rehta hai. Kyun? Area–Velocity law M = 1 se sirf d A = 0 par guzarne deta hai, aur aage accelerate karne ke liye increasing area chahiye.
Common mistake "Squeeze karna hamesha gas ko speed up karta hai."
Kyun sahi lagta hai: paani/subsonic air ke liye (garden hose, everyday experience) narrow karna karta hai flow speed up. Fix: yeh sirf M < 1 ke liye true hai. Sign factor ( M 2 − 1 ) supersonic flow ke liye flip ho jaata hai — wahan, expanding speed up karta hai. Master equation yaad karo, hose nahi.
Common mistake "Back pressure aur neeche karne se mass flow aur badhti hai."
Kyun sahi lagta hai: zyada suction matlab zyada flow sunne mein aata hai. Fix: ek baar choked hone par (M = 1 at throat), m ˙ m ˙ ma x par lock ho jaata hai. Throat sonic condition upstream signals block karti hai; reservoir aur push nahi kar sakta.
Common mistake "Maximum speed throat par reach hoti hai."
Kyun sahi lagta hai: throat sabse narrow hai, aur subsonic intuition ke liye narrow = fast. Fix: throat par sirf M = 1 hota hai. Properly running de Laval nozzle mein highest speed exit par hoti hai, diverging section mein.
M = 1 kahin bhi ho sakta hai agar pressure sahi ho."
Kyun sahi lagta hai: pressure speed control karta hai. Fix: A d A = ( M 2 − 1 ) V d V force karta hai d A = 0 jab M = 1 ho. Sonic flow sirf ek local area minimum par rehta hai — throat par.
Recall Feynman: 12-saal ke bachche ko samjhao
Socho ek straw se phoonk maar ke ek toy car push kar rahe ho. Agar straw ko pinch karo, hawa tez nikalti hai — yeh "squeeze to speed up" trick hai, aur yeh kaam karta hai jab tak hawa slow hai. Lekin ek magic speed hai: speed of sound. Hawa ko sound se tez banane ke liye, iska ulta karna padta hai — tube ko wider hone do, narrow nahi! Toh ek rocket nozzle ek hourglass ki tarah shaped hota hai: beech mein pinch hota hai (throat, jahan hawa exactly speed of sound hit karti hai), phir flare out hota hai taaki hawa super fast blast ho sake. Pinched throat ek one-way gate ki tarah bhi kaam karta hai: jab wahan hawa sound barrier hit kar le, chahe bahar se kitna bhi suck karo, same amount of hawa flow hoti hai — yeh "choked" hai.
"Sub Squeezes, Super Spreads."
M < 1 : Speed up karne ke liye Squeeze . M > 1 : Speed up karne ke liye Spread (expand). Handover throat par hoti hai (M = 1 , d A = 0 ).
Compressible flow ke liye Area–Velocity relation kya hai? A d A = ( M 2 − 1 ) V d V
Subsonic flow mein gas ko accelerate kaise karte hain? Area decrease karo (converging section), kyunki M 2 − 1 < 0 .
Supersonic flow mein gas ko accelerate kaise karte hain? Area increase karo (diverging section), kyunki M 2 − 1 > 0 .
Nozzle mein exactly Mach 1 flow kahan reach kar sakti hai? Sirf throat par, jahan d A = 0 (area minimum) hota hai.
"Choked flow" ka matlab kya hai? Throat par M = 1 ; mass flow rate maximum aur fixed hai, back pressure aur neeche karne se bhi.
γ = 1.4 ke liye critical pressure ratio p ∗ / p 0 ?( 2/ ( γ + 1 ) ) γ / ( γ − 1 ) ≈ 0.528 .
Stagnation temperature ratio T 0 / T ? 1 + 2 γ − 1 M 2 .
Stagnation pressure ratio p 0 / p ? ( 1 + 2 γ − 1 M 2 ) γ / ( γ − 1 ) .
Converging-only nozzle M = 1 par kyun max out ho jaata hai? Uska minimum area exit hai; diverging part ke bina, M > 1 ke liye zaruri d A > 0 impossible hai, toh exit sonic par choke hota hai.
Properly running de Laval nozzle mein highest speed kahan hoti hai? Exit par (diverging section ke end mein), throat par nahi.
Agar back pressure choke aur design ke beech ho toh diverging section mein kya khada hota hai? Ek normal shock jo flow ko supersonic se wapas subsonic mein jump karta hai.
Mach number aur speed of sound ki definition?
Accelerate gas to supersonic
Subsonic sonic supersonic
Speed of sound a^2=dp/drho
Sign of M^2-1 sets area change