Diffuser may refer to:

Aerodynamics

Diffuser (automotive) A diffuser, in an automotive context, is a shaped section of the car rear which improves the car's aerodynamic properties by enhancing the transition between the high-velocity airflow underneath the car and the much slower freestream airflow of th ...

, a shaped section of a car's underbody which improves the car's aerodynamic properties * Part of a jet engine air intake, especially when operated at supersonic speeds * The channel between the vanes of the stator of a

centrifugal compressor Centrifugal compressors, sometimes called impeller compressors or radial compressors, are a sub-class of dynamic axisymmetric work-absorbing turbomachinery. They achieve pressure rise by adding energy to the continuous flow of fluid through th ...

Other uses

Sound diffuser Diffusion, in architectural acoustics, is the spreading of sound energy evenly in a given environment. A perfectly diffusive sound space is one in which the reverberation time is the same at any listening position. Most interior spaces are non- ...

, a device that scatters reflections of sound across frequencies *

Diffuser (band) Diffuser is a rock band from Long Island, New York, that was formed in 1994 by Tomas Costanza (guitar/vocals), Anthony Cangelosi (guitar), Lawrence Sullivan (bass) and Billy Alemaghides (drums). History Originally the band was called Flu Thi ...

, a punk rock band from New York, U.S. * Diffuser (breathing set part), a device fitted over an underwater breathing set's exhaust orifice to break up the gas outflow * Diffuser (hair), a

blowdryer A hair dryer, hairdryer or blow dryer is an electromechanical device that blows ambient or hot air over damp hair to speed the evaporation of water to dry the hair. Blow dryers enable better control over the shape and style of hair, by accelerat ...

attachment that diffuses heat as it dries the hair *

Diffuser (heat) A heat diffuser is a cooking utensil that is placed on top of a ring on a cooktop A cooktop (American English), stovetop (American English) or hob (British English), is a device commonly used for cooking that is commonly found in kitchens an ...

, a cooking item that is placed above a heating element to separate the cooking utensil from the heat source *

Diffuser (optics) In optics, a diffuser (also called a light diffuser or optical diffuser) is any material that diffuses or scatters light in some manner to transmit soft light. Diffused light can be easily obtained by reflecting light from a white surface, whil ...

, a device that spreads out or scatters light *

Diffuser (sewage) An air diffuser or membrane diffuser is an aeration device typically in the shape of a disc, tube or plate, which is used to transfer air and with that oxygen into the sewage or industrial wastewater. Oxygen is required by microorganisms/bacteria ...

, an aerating device for sewage and industrial waste water treatments *

Diffuser (thermodynamics) A diffuser is "a device for reducing the velocity and increasing the static pressure of a fluid passing through a system”. The fluid's static pressure rise as it passes through a duct is commonly referred to as pressure recovery. In contrast, a ...

, a device that controls the characteristics of a fluid at the entrance to a thermodynamic open system *

Reed diffuser Aroma lamps, or diffusers, are used to diffuse essential oils. They may project the oil into the air by heating it, letting it evaporate naturally, or nebulizing it using compressed air or ultrasonics. Evaporative diffuser An evaporative diffu ...

, used to disperse essential oils into the surroundings *

Diffuser.fm Townsquare Media, Inc. (formerly Regent Communications until 2010) is an American radio network and media company based in Purchase, New York. The company started in radio and expanded into digital media toward the end of the 2000s, starting wit ...

, website by Townsquare Media

Aerodynamics

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