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Hysteresis in the Flow through an Orifice
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Hysteresis in the Flow through an Orifice

  • B. E. L. DECKKER1 

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IN a recent investigation into the behaviour of square-edge circular orifices a well-defined hysteresis in the now was measured. This was obtained with air for a number of orifices of different diameters but of the same length/ diameter ratio, equal to one-half. The experimental measurements were made under carefully controlled conditions and could be reproduced at different times.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon

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DECKKER, B. Hysteresis in the Flow through an Orifice. Nature 209, 604 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209604a0

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