Morton, ChristopherJohansen, CraigKramer, Joel2022-12-132022-12-132022-11-21Kramer, J. (2022). Interactions of confined-jet flow structures with ejector entrainment and compression (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/115583The present work characterizes the effects of recirculation on ejector performance by conducting a parametric study and analyzing the mixing chamber static pressure. Three factors that affect the recirculation eddy were considered: the mixing chamber diameter ratio, the mixing chamber back pressure, and the mass flow of the primary jet. Recirculation eddy structures in the confined-jet flow were identified by use of novel numerical methods validated against literature and CFD. Analysis of variance results showed, for a given flow restriction, there is a mixing chamber diameter that maximizes entrainment ratio. Correlations between the maximum entrainment ratio case and the recirculation eddy were found to be limited. The best indicator of the maximum entrainment ratio case was the initial wall static pressure gradient.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.EjectorConfined JetRecirculationEngineering--AerospaceEngineering--Mechanicalmaster thesis