Aerospike engine (redirect from Aerospike nozzle)
aerodynamic efficiency across a wide range of altitudes. It belongs to the class of altitude compensating nozzle engines. Aerospike engines were proposed for...
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An altitude compensating nozzle is a class of rocket engine nozzles that are designed to operate efficiently across a wide range of altitudes. The basic...
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allowing the water to form back into a stream. Plug nozzles belong to a class of altitude compensating nozzles, much like the aerospike, which, unlike traditional...
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of the class of altitude compensating nozzles, a class that also includes the plug nozzle and aerospike. While the expanding nozzle is the least technically...
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The expansion-deflection nozzle is a rocket nozzle which achieves altitude compensation through interaction of the exhaust gas with the atmosphere, much...
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propelling nozzle or exhaust ejector is a nozzle that converts the internal energy of a working gas into propulsive force; it is the nozzle, which forms...
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SABRE (rocket engine) (section Nozzles)
expected test flights by 2020, and operational flights by 2030. Altitude compensating nozzle Avatar (spacecraft) – India's air-breathing spaceplane Liquid-propellant...
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stepped nozzle (or dual-bell nozzle) is a de Laval rocket nozzle which has altitude compensating properties. The characteristic of this kind of nozzle is that...
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Rocket engine (section Nozzle)
problems with the launch vehicle. Advanced altitude-compensating designs, such as the aerospike or plug nozzle, attempt to minimize performance losses by...
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Jet engine (redirect from Jet engine nozzle)
leading to the nozzle. The temperature entering the nozzle may be as low as sea level ambient for a fan nozzle in the cold air at cruise altitudes. It may be...
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altitudes. It belongs to the class of altitude compensating nozzle engines. A vehicle with an aerospike engine uses 25–30% less fuel at low altitudes...
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body to adjust for decreasing air pressure, forming a large altitude compensating nozzle. The module was fed from a set of four cross-linked turbopumps...
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near-zero energy, having bled off most of its speed without gaining any compensating altitude in the process. Except in one-on-one engagements, this leaves the...
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5 bar (3,285 psi). The engine nozzle is 287 cm (113 in) tall and has an interior diameter of 229 cm (90.3 in). The nozzle is cooled by 1,080 interior lines...
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Pressure washing (section Nozzles)
but can be varied by adjusting the unloader valve or using specialized nozzle tips. Machines that produce pressures from 750 to 30,000 psi (5 to 200 MPa)...
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check valve Stainless steel ball valve Cast iron butterfly valve Flanged nozzle inconel check valve or axial check valve Ball valve Butterfly valve Check...
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burn-through was developed by using centrifugal injection nozzles, a mixing compartment, and a converging nozzle to the throat for homogeneous combustion.: 51 Film...
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chambers feeding into a single expansion nozzle. This was later altered to a large single chamber and single nozzle. Test stands were constructed at Peenemunde...
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thrust-vectoring nozzles dry, 142 kN (32,000 lbf) with afterburner Performance Maximum speed: 2,500 km/h (1,553 mph, 1,350 kn) at high altitude Maximum speed:...
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part of the intake airflow, while the aft section functions as an exhaust nozzle. The engine of the X-43A was primarily fueled with hydrogen fuel. In the...
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expansion deflection nozzle design via multiple test-firings by Airborne Engineering. An expansion deflection nozzle is capable of compensating for the changing...
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with power setting. This system was later replaced by a vectored thrust nozzle, developed by Williams International, which resulted in reduced weight and...
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may be used to compensate for altitude, full load, and/or a cold engine. The injectors are simple spring-loaded check valves with nozzles; once fuel system...
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the engine's performance, with two major upgrade programs, the de Laval nozzle-type J-2S and aerospike-type J-2T, which were cancelled after the conclusion...
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fuel is burned with atmospheric oxygen to produce heat; and a diverging nozzle, where the heated air is accelerated to produce thrust. Unlike a typical...
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low altitudes and very high speeds, and then attack high-value targets in rear areas. Another intended combat role was to provide high-altitude, high-speed...
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Bendix-Stromberg pressure carburetor (section The solution: move the fuel nozzle and remove the float)
fuel that is continuously under pressure from the fuel pump to the spray nozzle. In 1936, the first Bendix-Stromberg pressure carburetor (a model PD12-B)...
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to the geared turbofan, the initial designs included a variable-area fan nozzle (VAFN), which allows improvements in propulsive efficiency across a range...
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