Reaction thrust of water jet for conical nozzles

Autor: Guoqin Huang, Yu-quan Zhu, You-sheng Yang, Xiao-hui Li
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of Shanghai University (English Edition). 13:305-310
ISSN: 1863-236X
1007-6417
DOI: 10.1007/s11741-009-0411-1
Popis: Clear knowledge on the reaction thrust of water jet is valuable for better design of water jet propulsion system. In this paper, theoretical, numerical and experimental studies were carried out to investigate the effects of the nozzle geometry as well as the inlet conditions on the reaction thrust of water jet. Comparison analyses reveal that the reaction thrust has a direct proportional relationship with the product of the inlet pressure, the square of flow rate and two-thirds power exponent of the input power. The results also indicate that the diameter of the cylinder column for the conical nozzle has great influence on the reaction thrust characteristics. In addition, the best values of the half cone angle and the cylinder column length exist to make the reaction thrust reach its maximum under the same inlet conditions.
Databáze: OpenAIRE