Total Energy At Nozzle Exit For a Aerospike Engine Calculator

An aerospike engine is a type of rocket engine that uses a unique nozzle design called an aerospike to improve performance at different altitudes. In the context of an aerospike engine, the “nozzle exit” is the perimeter of the aerospike, which forms a bell-like shape. The total energy at the nozzle exit can be expressed as the kinetic energy of the exhaust gases.

The total energy ($E$) at the nozzle exit can be expressed as:

where,

• E is the Total Energy, i.e sum of kinetic and potential energy
• $h$ is the static enthalpy at the nozzle exit,
• $V$ is the velocity of the exhaust gases relative to the reference frame of the exhaust gases