What is critical pressure ratio for compressible flow in nozzle? Explain its significance

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Consider a Converging Diverging (CD) Nozzle with pressure $P_1$ at the throat and pressure $P_o$ at the inlet.

Now, it can be observed that reducing $P_1$ promotes the flow of fluid from inlet to throat to outlet, at a rate which increases with pressure drop

The flow rate continues to …

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