The invention discloses a device and a method for improving the local vacuum degree of a pulse wind tunnel. The device comprises a check ring, a bottom plate, a cover plate and a diaphragm. Under thecondition that the driving pressure is not changed, the vacuumizing capacity of a test section is improved, specifically, a diaphragm partition device is installed in a straight section of a vacuum tube, the test section and a vacuum container device are separated by the diaphragm partition device, and a bypass pipeline and a bypass valve are arranged in front of and behind the diaphragm partitiondevice; when a wind tunnel test is prepared, firstly, the bypass valve is opened, the test section, the vacuum tube straight section and the vacuum container device are communicated, and a vacuum unit is started to vacuumize gas in a relatively large volume space to the required vacuum requirement. The ratio of the driving pressure to the vacuum environment pressure of the test section is greatlyimproved, so that the effect of improving the wind tunnel driving capacity is achieved, and the problem that the arrangement of an existing vacuum unit and test section, a vacuum tube straight section and a vacuum container device cannot meet the use requirements is solved.