This paper reviews test results from a rotatable low solidity vaned diffuser (RLSD). The device was installed in a single stage test vehicle consisting of a pseudo-return channel inlet, a subsonic centrifugal impeller (approx. 2:1 pressure ratio), the rotatable diffuser, a return channel and a dump collector. Static taps, total pressure probes, and thermocouples were located in critical areas throughout the stage. Manual traverse probes measured the pressure and angle profiles at RLSD leading and trailing edges. Results for various stagger angles, leading edge radius ratios, etc. are presented in terms of pressure recovery (Cp) and loss coefficient (LC). Comments are made regarding the applicability of the RLSD in production units.
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