Compressor and seal
US12264852B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/08
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An example centrifugal compressor includes a first stage and a second stage, a flow path within the centrifugal compressor between the first and second stages, an impeller, and a labyrinth seal. The labyrinth seal comprises a plurality of teeth, a lumen through a thickness of the labyrinth seal, and a lumen inlet disposed between adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth.
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