Generalized flow profile production

Abstract

Various examples are provided related to improvements in generalized flow profile production. In one example, a method includes determining a downstream flow profile including a pressure profile and a velocity profile; fabricating a pressure profile generator including distortion screen(s) disposed on a backing structure; fabricating a velocity profile generator including turning vanes in a flow path through the velocity profile generator that are configured to generate the velocity profile; attaching the pressure profile generator to an input side of the velocity profile generator; and installing the flow conditioning device in the flow field of interest. Flow through the flow conditioning device produces the downstream flow profile in the flow field of interest. In another example, a flow conditioning device includes a pressure profile generator with distortion screen(s) disposed on a backing structure; and a velocity profile generator with turning vanes attached to an input side of the velocity profile generator.

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