f8c12f77-ca60-42b0-bc86-66c569ac731920240123051802373wseas:wseasmdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositWSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON FLUID MECHANICS2224-347X1790-508710.37394/232013http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=4036123202412320241910.37394/232013.2024.19https://wseas.com/journals/fluids/2024.phpParameshT.Department of Aerospace Engineering, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Bengaluru, INDIATamalJanaDepartment of Aerospace Engineering, B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bengaluru, INDIAMrinalKaushikDepartment of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, INDIAThe present study is carried out with a motivation to investigate the axisymmetric supersonic jet both experimentally and computationally. An open jet facility was utilized to carry out the experiments, and the results were compared with computational simulations employing the K-omega SST turbulence model using ANSYS software. 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