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Compressor shroud air bleed arrangement

US5186601A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 16, 1991
Grant dateFeb 16, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04D29/4213
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention is directed to a compressor that recirculates bleed air by way of a fluid distributing unit which is adapted to redirect and uniformly distribute the air bled through passages in a compressor shroud section across a cross-sectional area of a compressor's inlet region to provide uniform distribution of the bleed air into the compressor's impellar to thereby increase efficiency of the compressor.

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