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In this regard, the fire suppression process is influenced by the steam ejector efficiency, the performance of the pressurized steam, and the ejector core geometry, which controls the quality of the extinguishing mechanisms. This study investigated the impact of different mixing section diameters on the pumping performance of the ejector. The results showed that change in the diffuser throat diameter was susceptible to the entrainment ratio, which significantly increased, by 4 mm, by increasing the throat diameter of the diffuser and improved the pumping efficiency. Still, the critical back pressure of the ejector reduced. In addition, the diameter effect was studied and analyzed to evaluate the ejector performance under different operating parameters. The results revealed a rise in the entrainment ratio, then it diminished with increasing primary fluid pressure. The highest entrainment ratio recorded was 0.5 when the pressure reached 0.36 MPa at the critical range of back pressure, where the entrainment ratio remained constant until a certain back pressure value. Exceeding the critical pressure by increasing the back pressure to 7000 Pa permitted the entrainment ratio to reduce to zero. An optimum constant diameter maximized the ejector pumping efficiency under certain operating parameters. In actual design and production, it is necessary to consider both the exhaust efficiency and the ultimate exhaust capacity of the ejector.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/e24111625","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,10]],"date-time":"2022-11-10T02:01:45Z","timestamp":1668045705000},"page":"1625","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Optimum Efficiency of a Steam Ejector for Fire Suppression Based on the Variable Mixing Section Diameter"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Yu","family":"Han","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Suqian University, Suqian 223800, China"},{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China"}]},{"given":"Xiaodong","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6364-1898","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ao","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4187-3655","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anas F.","family":"A. 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