The diffuser is effective in closed systems, however, its effect is weaken in open or free flow situations. This can be solved by modifying the rear-end of the diffuser in a manner that enables the formation of strong vortex. By doing that, a large portion of fluid's energy is converted to vortex's dynamic energy, which results in the deduction of static component, or in other words, the decrease of pressure. This study involved the design of rear-end part for efficient hydrodynamic performance of shroud diffusers, and demonstrated with numerical simulation by computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This study focuses on the use of brim end for the shroud where the effect of brim's length and attaching angle are analyzed.

In this paper, the relationship between static pressure recovery and turbulent energy was presented in case of swirling flows into a conical diffuser. The distributions of turbulent energy in a diffuser sectional area were measured by a hot wire anemometer. The following conclusion can be drawn from the experiment. Diffuser loss is constituted by a dynamic pressure loss and total pressure loss. The static pressure recovery depends strongly on the total pressure loss. The static pressure recovery depends strongly on the total pressure loss, and the turbulent energy varies inversely as the static pressure recovery coefficient.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between static pressure recovery and velocity distributions in case of swirling flow into a conical diffuser. In this research, velocity distribution is measured by a multi-hole yaw-meter. The following conclusions can be drawn from the experiments. (1) The static pressure recovery depends strongly on the strength of a swirl. (2) A high pressure recovery coefficient is achieved by inserting a solid core into the diffuser center.