Section 8: Introduction to the Method of Characteristics and the Minimum Length Nozzle

• Prandtl-Meyer Expansion Fan: Revisited
• Characteristic Lines
• Regions of Influence and Domains of Dependence
• "Method of Characteristics"
  • Compatibility Equations
  • Unit Process 1: Internal Flow Field
• Minimum Length Isentropic Nozzle Design
  • Minimum Length Conical Nozzle: Construction Example
• Comparing Bell and Conical Nozzle
• Bell Nozzle Contour Design
  • Minimum Length Bell Nozzle: Construction Example