Discharge Correction Factor

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Of a rocket nozzle, the ratio of the mass flow rate in the nozzle to that of an ideal nozzle which expands an identical working fluid from the same initial conditions to the same exit pressure. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use