Research progress in numerical simulation of Laval nozzle

Abstract

Abstract The Laval nozzle is a very widely used device that has made great contributions due to its invention in aerospace, mechanical engineering, applied chemistry etc. The development of many modern technologies relies on the establishment of nozzles. In this paper, the current research advances on the numerical simulation methods of the nozzle flow and nozzle-related investigation or applications in different fields are reviewed. For example, the analytical and numerical simulation of nozzles in subsonic and supersonic modes are mentioned in this article. In summary, although the applications for various fields of nozzles are now very mature, the solution of the Navier-Stokes equation for nozzles is still a future direction where science and mathematics need to be strongly developed.