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In this paper, the propagation of uncertainty on boundary conditions through a numerical model of supersonic nozzle is investigated. The evaluation of the statistics of the problem response functions is performed following \u2018Surrogate-Based Uncertainty Quantification\u2019. The approach involves: (a) the generation of a response surface starting from a DoE in order to approximate the convergent\u2013divergent \u2018physical\u2019 model (expensive to simulate), (b) the application of the UQ technique based on the LHS to the meta-model. Probability Density Functions are introduced for the inlet boundary conditions in order to quantify their effects on the output nozzle performance. The physical problem considered is very relevant for the experimental tests on the UQ approach because of its high non-linearity. A small perturbation to the input data can drive the solution to a completely different output condition. The CFD simulations and the Uncertainty Quantification were performed by coupling the open source Dakota platform with the ANSYS Fluent\u00ae CFD commercial software: the process is automated through scripting. The procedure adopted in this work demonstrate the applicability of advanced simulation techniques (such as UQ analysis) to industrial technical problems. 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