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Centrifugal compressors

US4047848A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 21, 1975
Grant dateSep 13, 1977
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Expiry dateJan 21, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19051
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A centrifugal compressor has at least one stage with its own impeller shaft and a gear train for driving the impeller shaft. The gear train includes a plurality of meshing parallel shaft gears comprising two input gears either of which can receive drive from a prime mover. The ratio of the number of teeth of the input gears is such that the relative shaft speeds of the input gears are 5n: 6N where n is 1 or 2 and N is 1 or 2.

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