A Study of Choking Conditions in the Flow of Wet Steam
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Vol. 192 (1) , 237-242
- https://doi.org/10.1243/pime_proc_1978_192_024_02
Abstract
Choking criteria in the flow of wet steam are described. Considering flow through a convergent-divergent nozzle it is shown that choking at the throat can occur at a speed below the frozen speed of sound. The experimental support is limited to one geometry.Keywords
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