In: Mechanical Engineering
Imagine a diverging channel in place of the jet engine. Air enters the channel supersonically and accelerates further in the diverging geometry. The exit velocity is an even faster jet which would provide thrust to the aircraft. In this design no energy is required in the form of combustion. Would this design work? If yes, why, and if not, why not? Use equations to explain your physics based arguments. You can use a quantitative example to make your point.