Discharge coefficient

Discharge coefficient

In a nozzle or other constriction, the discharge coefficient (also known as coefficient of discharge) is the ratio of the mass flow rate at the discharge end of the nozzle to that of an ideal nozzle which expands an identical working fluid from the same initial conditions to the same exit pressures

References

Coefficient of Discharge, J. B. Calvert, 15 June 2003



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