Exhaust gas diffuser with main struts and small struts
US10392975B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exhaust gas diffuser (38) including: a radially-outer peripheral casing (46); a hub (42) located within said radially-outer peripheral casing and coaxial with a center axis (40) of the casing; main struts (44) located at circumferentially-spaced locations about the hub and extending radially-outwardly to the radially outer peripheral casing; and small struts (52) located at circumferentially-spaced locations between the main struts; wherein the main struts and small struts have substantially parallel longitudinal chord lines and each of the small struts have a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of the main struts. An exhaust gas diffuser including: a radially-outer peripheral casing; a hub located within said radially-outer peripheral casing and coaxial with a center axis of the casing; main struts located at circumferentially-spaced locations about the hub and extending radially-outwardly to the radially outer peripheral casing; and small struts located at circumferentially-spaced locations between the main struts; wherein the main struts and small struts have substantially parallel longitudinal chord lines and each of the small struts have a cross-section…
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