International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems

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Unsteady Flows Arising in a Mixed-Flow Vaneless Diffuser System

  • Tsurusaki, Hiromu (Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Fukuyama University)
  • Received : 2008.06.10
  • Accepted : 2008.10.23
  • Published : 2008.08.01
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Abstract

The main objective of this study was to clarify the origin of the unsteady flows arising in a mixed-flow vaneless diffuser system and also the effects of physical components of the system. The testing equipment consists of a straight tube, a swirl generator, and a mixed-flow vaneless diffuser. Pressure fluctuations of the flow through the tube and diffuser were measured by using a semiconductor-type pressure transducer and analyzed by an FFT analyzer. In the experiment, the velocity ratio (axial velocity/peripheral velocity) of the internal flow, and the geometric parameters of the diffuser were varied. Two kinds of unsteady flows were measured according to the combination of the components, and the origin of each unsteady flow was clarified. The fundamental frequencies of unsteady flows arose were examined by two-dimensional small perturbation analysis.

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