Yum, bellmouth inlets
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Here's my intake design theory:
1. A bell-mouthed thing flared to transition the air flow to near-zero at the mouth.
2. a smooth transition to a "filter chamber" that is the proper area to maintain mass flow rate and still filter well.
3. a smooth transition from the filter to the turbo inlet, ideally the same size and approach angle as the compressor inlet.
The reason I like the filter BEHIND the bellmouth is to allow the thing to do its job. the filter mounted to it will disrupt the flow I think. Though since the velocity is low, maybe it's not going to.
1. A bell-mouthed thing flared to transition the air flow to near-zero at the mouth.
2. a smooth transition to a "filter chamber" that is the proper area to maintain mass flow rate and still filter well.
3. a smooth transition from the filter to the turbo inlet, ideally the same size and approach angle as the compressor inlet.
The reason I like the filter BEHIND the bellmouth is to allow the thing to do its job. the filter mounted to it will disrupt the flow I think. Though since the velocity is low, maybe it's not going to.
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