NASA NASA-TM-X-3302
NASA NASA-TM-X-3302 1975-JAN-01 Effect of wall sucton on performance of a short annular dffuser at nlet Mach numbers up to 05
NASA NASA-TM-X-3302 1975-JAN-01 Effect of wall sucton on performance of a short annular dffuser at nlet Mach numbers up to 05
A short annular diffuser equipped with wall bleed (suction)capability was evaluated at inlet Mach numbers of 0.186 to 0.5. The diffuser had an area ratio of 4.0 and a length-to-inlet height ratio of 1.6. Test results show that the exit velocity profiles, typical of annular jet flow without suction, could be considerably flattened by application of wall suction. This improved performance was also reflected in diffuser effectiveness (static-pressure recovery) and total-pressure loss results. At the inlet Mach number of 0.5 diffuser static-pressure recovery is equal to or better than at lower inlet Mach numbers for comparable suction rates.