Abstract: The available experimental evidence of the effects of inlet conditions on the performance of conical diffusers with a free discharge is reviewed. The effects of inlet boundary layer thickness ...

Abstract: Experimental results on turbulent developing pipe flow are reviewed. Upstream conditions are shown to have a large effect, in particular on the development of the velocity profile. It is ...

Abstract: A research program was undertaken to study the feasibility of employing steam washers to control silica deposition in high-pressure turbines. Under certain laboratory conditions, steam washing was ...

Abstract: Comparisons of the compression ratios, efficiencies, and work of the ideal Otto and Diesel cycles are presented at conditions that yield maximum work per cycle. The compression ratios that ...

Abstract: The thermal performance of six solar domestic hot water systems and a conventional hot water system have been carefully monitored by the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, Maryland. ...

Abstract: A rating procedure for solar domestic hot water systems is described which combines the advantages of short-term system tests and correlations of long-term thermal performance. The testing procedure ...