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Integrally intercooled axial compressor and its application to power plants

US5722241A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 1996
Grant dateMar 3, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04D29/5826
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An integrally intercooled axial compressor where the axial compressor passes cooling water through one or more stator assemblies and/or an internal air-to-water heat exchanger located in the gas flow path of the compressor to reduce the temperature of the gas as it is compressor in different stages of the axial compressed.

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