Friday, 20 March 2020

thermodynamics - How does a diffuser increase fluid pressure?


In diffusers the velocity of a flow slows and the pressure generally increases. Nozzles do the opposite. My question is, "What about the geometry of a diffuser causes the pressure to increase?" I understand the conservation equations that net that result and I understand why velocity changes to keep flow steady.


What I don't have is an intuitive understanding of why a slower flow pushes harder per unit area, or if the the expaning geometry somehow causes increased pressure.




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