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The Effects of Inlet Conditions on Incompressible Fluid Flow Through Conical Diffusers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

D. J. Cockrell
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
E. Markland
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham

Extract

In 1931 Peters showed that flow entry conditions had a marked effect on diffuser performance. Later, Winternitz and Ramsay indicated that the pressure recovery coefficient Cp of a conical diffuser might be regarded as a linear function of β(θ/d)i for values of β(θ/d)i up to 0·1. This note draws attention to the fact that diffusers with much larger values of this parameter are of interest and presents some experimental and theoretical results. Work is continuing along the lines indicated.

Type
Technical Notes
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1962

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