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Low aspect ratio compressor casing treatment

US6164911A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 1999
Grant dateDec 26, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2019

Classification

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

Abstract

A compressor for a gas turbine engine, comprising a casing having an inner surface defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart grooves adjacent the tips of a row of rotor blades. Each groove as a depth which is less than half the width thereof in order to increase surge margin at off design points without affecting the performance of the compressor under normal operating conditions.

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