Diffuser for fluid impelling device
US4315715A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 8, 1979 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S415/914
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A diffuser for a fluid impelling device such as a radial or axial turbine, comprising outer and inner casing members radially spaced apart from each other and thereby forming therebetween a diffuser chamber having annular cross-section which gradually increases in area toward the gas outlet end of the diffuser, wherein a flow throttling element is provided or the inner casing member is shaped to have a flow throttling portion so that the diffuser chamber is throttled at the gas outlet end for precluding separation of gas flow from an inner surface of the outer casing member.
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