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Device for controlling the flow in a turbomachine, turbomachine and method

US10634001B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NUOVO PIGNONE SRL · IT

Inventors

Alberto Scotti Del Greco · Firenze, IT
Sen Radhakrishnan · Bengaluru, IN
Rajesh Kumar Venkata Gadamsetty · Bengaluru, IN
Matthias Lang · Berching, DE
Ismail Hakki Sezal · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 27, 2016
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF04D29/462
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for controlling the flow in a turbomachine, in an embodiment, a centrifugal compressor; the device includes a plurality of fixed blades and a plurality of adjustable blades adjacent to the plurality of fixed blades so that each of the adjustable blades has an aerodynamic interaction with one of the fixed blades; each of the adjustable blades is pivoted to rotate about a fixed axis substantially located at the center of pressure of the adjustable blade; the center of pressure is evaluated when the blade is at a reference orientation.

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