Turbomachine
US7320574B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2250/70
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbomachine has, on its inner casing (5) and on its shaft, recesses into which shrouds of rotor blades and/or of guide vanes (2a) protrude. The recesses are configured with wave-shaped contouring arrangements (10), which extend over their periphery. The contouring (10) extends over axially extending regions of the recess and consists of periodic elevations and depressions (14, 15) in the radial direction. They can also be effected on the radially extending regions of the recess and on the shrouds. The undulation-shaped contouring arrangements are used to counteract existing pressure fields and to reduce performance losses due to mixing processes between the leakage flow and the main flow.
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