Question: Helium expands in a nozzle from 1 MPa, 500 K, and negligible velocity to 0.1 MPa. Calculate the throat and exit areas for a mass

Helium expands in a nozzle from 1 MPa, 500 K, and negligible velocity to 0.1 MPa. Calculate the throat and exit areas for a mass flow rate of 0.25 kg/s, assuming the nozzle is isentropic. Why must this nozzle be converging– diverging?

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