Mixed flow and centrifugal compressor for gas turbine engine
US6488469B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A two stage compressor for a gas turbine engine with a mixed flow first stage, a centrifugal second stage, and an intermediate duct. The mixed flow stage has a mixed rotor rotatable about the central compressor axis with a circumferential array of mixed flow blades between the mixed flow hub and an associated mixed flow shroud. The downstream centrifugal stage has a centrifugal rotor rotatable about the same compressor axis. The centrifugal rotor has a circumferential array of radially extending centrifugal flow blades between the centrifugal flow hub and an associated centrifugal flow shroud. An intermediate duct has an inner duct wall defining an axially curvilinear transition surface of revolution between an outlet end of the mixed flow hub and an inlet end of the centrifugal flow hub and an outer duct wall defining an axially curvilinear transition surface of revolution between an outlet end of the mixed flow shroud and an inlet end of the centrifugal flow shroud. Preferably, the intermediate duct has a median inlet radius greater than an intermediate duct median outlet radius whereby air flow from the mixed rotor is directed radially inwardly and axially rearwardly toward the …
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