Critical Pressure
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Critical Pressure
1. In rocketry, the pressure in the nozzle
throat for which the isentropic weight
flow rate is a maximum.
2. The pressure of a gas at critical
point, which is the highest pressure under which a liquid can exist in
equilibrium with its vapor.
References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
