expanding nozzle
1Expanding nozzle — The expanding nozzle is a type of rocket nozzle that, unlike traditional designs, maintains its efficiency at a wide range of altitudes. It is a member of the class of altitude compensating nozzles, a class that also includes the plug nozzle and… …
2Nozzle extension — Artist rendition of liquid rocket engine J 2X with expanded nozzle extension …
3Nozzle — Rocket nozzle. Water nozzle. A nozzle is a device design …
4Rocket engine nozzle — A rocket engine nozzle is a propelling nozzle usually of the de Laval type used in a rocket engine to expand and accelerate the combustion gases, from burning propellants, so that the exhaust gases exit the nozzle at hypersonic… …
5Bell nozzle — The Bell shaped or Contour nozzle is probably the most commonly used shaped nozzle. It has a high angle expansion section ( 20 to 50 degrees) right behind the nozzle throat; this is followed by a gradual reversal of nozzle contour slope so that… …
6Plug nozzle — The plug nozzle is a type of rocket engine nozzle that, unlike traditional designs, maintains its efficiency at a wide range of altitudes. It is a member of the class of altitude compensating nozzles, but unlike the aerospike, the plug design is… …
7Altitude compensating nozzle — An altitude compensating nozzle is a class of rocket engine nozzles that are designed to operate efficiently across a wide range of altitudes.Conventional designsThe basic concept of any engine bell is to efficiently direct the flow of exhaust… …
8Rocket engine — RS 68 being tested at NASA s Stennis Space Center. The nearly transparent exhaust is due to this engine s exhaust being mostly superheated steam (water vapor from its propellants, hydrogen and oxygen) …
9Aerospike engine — The aerospike engine is a type of rocket engine that maintains its aerodynamic efficiency across a wide range of altitudes through the use of an aerospike nozzle. It is a member of the class of altitude compensating nozzle engines. A vehicle with …
10M-1 (rocket engine) — Aerojet s M 1 was the largest and most powerful liquid hydrogen fueled rocket engine to be designed and built. It offered a baseline thrust of 1.5 million pounds force and 1.8 million pounds force as its immediate growth target. The M 1 was… …
