Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Hey Everyone!

In this video you'll be learning about shock waves and how they affect the performance of a rocket engine nozzle. There are two types of shocks: normal and oblique, and they are very important in compressible flow in the field of aerodynamics.

My video on Method of Characteristics: youtube.com/watch?v=iRuG_Zbz2Ig&

How a Rocket Engine Works: youtube.com/watch?v=3zagXTc4hBk&t


References:
Georgia Tech: http://seitzman.gatech.edu/classes/ae3450/underoverexpanded_two.pdf
Picture for Nozzle: https://www.mas.bg.ac.rs/_media/istrazivanje/fme/vol40/3/03_vzmijanovic.pdf
Falcon 9 Video: youtube.com/user/spacexchannel

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