Effect of angle of turn on loss characteristics and flow rectification of curve diffuser

• Main Authors: Hau, Chin Yong, Nordin, Normayati, Rasidi, Shamsuri Mohamed, Teo, Wen Yong, Anuar, Muhammad Musleh, Shariff, Muhammad Zahid Firdaus
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Semarak Ilmu Publishing 2022
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6870/1/J13789_08a61717f2af3c8b1546e24b8398450b.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6870/; https://doi.org/10.37934/cfdl.14.1.3851

Curve diffuser is often used in HVAC and wind tunnel systems to provide pressure recovery and avoid excessive energy loss to the surrounding environment. Performance of curve diffuser is disturbed mainly by the presences of flow separation and secondary flow vortices occurred due to the effect...