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Device for extending the performances of a radial compressor

US4990053A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 21, 1989
Grant dateFeb 5, 1991
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S415/914
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a radial compressor the device for extending the performance at small throughputs by stabilizing the impeller flow in the inlet region comprises a recess (5) in the form of a groove which is oriented in the circumferential direction of the inlet duct (6) of the compressor, whereas in the flow direction it extends with a given axial width to the impeller (2). A stabilization ring (3) is integrated into said recess (5), being arranged in front of the impeller (2) and outside the principal flow (7) of the transported medium. A plurality of blades (4,4a), which are placed on the outer circumference of the stabilization ring (3), are in turn anchored to the inner contour of the recess (5).

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