Diffuser 2993629 221640860 2008-06-25T12:27:54Z Arnero 233665 applications sort of {{wiktionarypar|diffuser}} '''Diffuser''' can refer to any device that [[wiktionary:diffuse|diffuses]] in some manner such as: * In aerodynamics ** [[Diffuser (automotive)]], a shaped section of a car's underbody which improves the car's aerodynamic properties ** divergent part of the [[flute]] ** divergent part of the [[aspirator]] ** [[Jet_engine#Air_intakes]], especially when operated at clearly supersonic speeds ** the channel between the vanes of a [[turbine]] ** the channel between the vanes of a the stator of the [[centrifugal compressor]] *[[Diffuser (breathing set part)]], a device fitted over an underwater breathing set's blow hole to break up the resulting bubbles *[[Diffuser (optics)]], a device that diffuses or spreads out or scatters light in some manner *[[Diffusion filter]], a diffuser used in photography *[[Diffuser (sewage)]], an aerating device for sewage and industrial waste water treatment plants; a membrane with fine pores, eg. '''[ecotube diffuser]'''<ref>Insert footnote text here</ref>, through which fine bubbles are generated by the supply of air through blowers *[[Diffuser (thermodynamics)]], a device that controls the characteristics of a fluid at the entrance to a thermodynamic open system *[[Diffuser (cryptography)]], a method to protect against [[ciphertext]] manipulation attacks *[[Diffuser (heat)]], a cooking item that can be placed above a stove heating element or burner to separate the cooking utensil from the heat source *[[Diffuser (loudspeaker enclosure)]], a device utilised in a tweeter enclosure to aid dissipation of internal standing waves '''Diffuser''' can also refer to: *[[Diffuser (band)]], a punk rock band from the Long Island area {{disambig}} [[de:Diffusor (Begriffsklärung)]] [[ja:ディフューザー]]