The effects of using a wind acceleration device (wind lens) with vertical-axis wind turbines in wind tunnel experiments were examined. A wind lens consists of a diffuser and flanges, and this study investigated the optimum parameters of their configuration with regard to the power augmentation of the turbines. The wind lens with a flat-panel-type diffuser demonstrated power augmentation by a fa...

This paper presents an optimization design method for centrifugal compressors based on one-dimensional calculations and analyses. It consists of two parts: (1) centrifugal compressor geometry optimization based on one-dimensional calculations and (2) matching optimization of the vaned diffuser with an impeller based on the required throat area. A low pressure stage centrifugal compressor in a M...

Preliminary tests on the feasibility of using conductivity measurements for diffuser control have shown that brix and conductivity profiles along a diffuser are very similar in shape. The influence of temperature, concentration, pH-value, nonsolubles and sulphated ash on conductivity of cane juice was investigated and simultaneous on-line measurements were carried out to establish shortand long...

We propose a versatile design approach of engineered diffuser based on freeform optics that can tailor the light distribution of a liquid crystal display (LCD) to meet different applications. The proposed LCD system consists of a quasi-directional backlight, liquid crystal panel, and an engineered diffuser. It offers high efficiency, wide view, high contrast, as well as low ambient light reflec...

Room acoustic diffusers can be used to treat the acoustics of critical listening environments to improve speech intelligibility and to make music sound better. The development of the modern sound diffuser can be traced back to the pioneering work of Schroeder, who developed the phase grating diffuser. These consist of a series of wells of different depths separated by fins. The order of the wel...

A numerical analysis is carried out to determine the flowfield and starting characteristics of a straight cylindrical supersonic exhaust diffuser of a high-altitude simulation of a high expansion ratio rocket nozzle. The flow field inside the high-altitude facility is analyzed for a conical nozzle of expansion ratio of 25, diffuser inlet-to-nozzle throat area ratio of 28.9, and diffuser length-...

Analysis of the emission pattern from optical diffuser tips is vital to their usage in biomedical applications, especially as they find growing functionality beyond established phototherapy techniques. The use of ultraviolet radiation with diffuser tips increases the need to accurately characterize these devices, both for effective application and to avoid potentially dangerous exposure conditi...

This Paper Presents The Concept Of Analytical Study Ofvapour Compression Refrigeration System Using Diffuser And Subcoolingmainly Carried Out To Improve The Coefficient Of Performance Of System. To Improve The Coefficient Of Performance, It Is To Required That Compressor Work Should Decrease And Refrigerating Effect Should Increase. Initially The Diffuser Of Increasing Cross-Sectional Area Prof...

Over the past 30 years, heteroatom-containing aluminophosphate molecular sieves as a prime class of heterogeneous single-site solid catalysts have been quickly developed since the first discovery of aluminophosphate molecular sieves in 1982, and a large variety of such materials with 48 unique zeotype structures have been prepared. This work mainly presents the progress in the development of he...

Flow characteristics of low Reynolds number laminar flow through gradually expanding conical and planar diffusers were investigated. Such diffusers are used in valveless micropumps to effect flow rectification and thus lead to pumping action in one preferential direction. Four different types of diffuser flows are considered: fully developed and thin inlet boundary layer flows through conical a...