Stator vane arrangement for rotating machinery
US6719528B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a stator vane arrangement including a plurality of stator vanes axially opposing a plurality of rotor vanes in rotating machinery, each stator vane is tilted with respect to a radial line so that the load acting on the hub end of each stator vane is reduced and a secondary flow is minimized. This allows the aspect ratio of each stator vane to be reduced, and the number of stator vanes to be reduced without impairing the efficiency of the rotating machinery. This in turn allows the frequency of the oscillator force produced by the stator vane in relation with the motion of the rotor vanes to be lowered so that a resonant condition of the stator vanes can be avoided relatively easily.
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