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The Diffuser Inlet Flow Parameter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

D. J. Cockrell
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
M. J. Diamond
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
C. D. Jones
Affiliation:
University of Leicester

Extract

In the establishment of a fluid circuit's behaviour, it has been shown that the condition of the entry flow into each component of the circuit is of significance. This note indicatesthe problems encountered by a designer using diffusers at the present state of knowledge, and outlines a hopeful method of reducing diffuser pressure losses.

Type
Technical Notes
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1965

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