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Apparatus for transferring energy between a rotating element and fluid

US10927849B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NUOVO PIGNONE TECNOLOGIE S.R.L. · IT

Inventors

Ismail Hakki Sezal · Munich, DE
Christian Aalburg · Bad Abbach, DE
Rajesh Kumar Venkata Gadamsetty · Bengaluru, IN
Matthias Lang · Berching, DE
Venkata Rama Krishna Chaitanya Ongole · Bengaluru, IN
Alberto Scotti Del Greco · Firenze, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2018
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 30, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF05D2250/72
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In some embodiments, a plenum of an apparatus for transferring energy between a rotating element and a fluid may include a through hole disposed through the plenum; a plurality of inlet guide vanes disposed proximate a peripheral edge of the through hole, the plurality of inlet guide vanes comprising a first group of inlet guide vanes having a symmetrical profile, a second group of inlet guide vanes, and a third group of inlet guide vanes, wherein each inlet guide vane of the second group and third group have a cambered profile, wherein each inlet guide vane of the second group has same cambered profile, and further wherein each inlet guide vane of the third group has a different cambered profile from each other inlet guide vane of the third group.

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