Preliminary Investigation of the Effects of Rectangular Vortex Generators on the Performance of a Short 1.9:1 Straight-Wall Annular Diffuser
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Report presenting a preliminary investigation in a duct system with fully developed pipe flow to determine the effectiveness of vortex generators in improving the performance of a 21-inch-diameter straight-outer-wall annual diffuser with an overall equivalent conical expansion angle of 15 degrees and a and 1.9:1 area ratio. The vortex generators used were rectangular noncambered airfoils that varied in chord, span, angle of attack, number, and location. Results regarding a diffuser with no vort…
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Date:
October 10, 1951
Creator:
Wood, Charles C.
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