Centrifugal compressor
US4212585A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2250/52
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improvement for extending the stable operating range of a centrifugal compressor comprises a circumferentially extending series of slots adjacent the leading edges of a series of compressor vanes such that there is relative motion between the series of slots and the vanes as the compressor impeller is driven in rotation.
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