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Old 12-20-2013, 08:42 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Otto View Post
Hmmm.

I wonder what (if any) improvement would be if the trailing edge of the diffuser plates had a serrated edge....
The trailing edge treatments as now found on some jet aircraft engines and my own hovercraft leading edge splitter/diverter experiments back in 2008 were based on breaking up the sound nodes or peak frequencies which account for perceived loudness by distributing the sound energy across a wider spectrum and leveling it out some.

Sample:
Hovercraft - Experimental Skirt Project - Page 2 - Boat Design Forums


The leading edge in water is a different matter.
http://www.gadgetreview.com/2012/05/the-quadrofoil.html

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