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In the present work, a 3-D aerator device with backward lateral deflectors, called BLD-3-D aerator device, is developed, and the lateral cavity and fin performance of the BLD-3-D aerator device are experimentally investigated. The findings show that, the relative lateral cavity length with backward lateral deflectors is shorter than that with current lateral deflectors under the same approach flow conditions, and on the basis of the results of the relative cavity length ratio between the lateral and bottom aerators the BLD-3-D aerator device is of remarkable performance for the water fin control thanks to the decrease of the relative lateral cavity length.
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50879021).
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Xu, Jr., Wu, Jh., Peng, Y. et al. Fin performance of 3-D aerator devices with backward lateral deflectors. J Hydrodyn 32, 410–413 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42241-020-0016-2
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