Turbo machine rotor made of sheet metal
US5895210A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49242
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rotor with lobes for use in a turbomachine having a rotation shaft is disclosed. The rotor comprises a rotor shell having a shell member, which is made of a sheet strip metal and having profile curvatures to conform to a required shape of the lobe of the rotor, and a connecting portion for connecting the rotor to the rotation shaft. By making a rotor from a sheet strip metal through bending process to form a rotor shell, a rotor having thin walls can be produced efficiently and economically to provide a light weight rotor of reduced inertial moment so that the startup process or shut down process can be performed quickly.
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