Laval nozzle
DRIVE
March 25, 2015
The invention relates to a Laval nozzle (1), in particular for a turbine (2), comprising a convergent conduit section (3) having a first longitudinal axis (4) for accelerating a flow (5) of a working fluid from a subsonic velocity to sonic velocity and a divergent conduit section (6) fluidically connected to the convergent conduit section (3) and having a second longitudinal axis (7) for further accelerating the flow (5) from sonic velocity to supersonic velocity. A compact design is achieved when the convergent conduit section (3) and the divergent conduit section (6) are oriented relative to one another such that the first longitudinal axis (4) intersects the second longitudinal axis (7). The invention further relates to a turbine with such a Laval nozzle as well as a method for manufacturing a Laval nozzle.
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