Air reinjection compressor
US8182209B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S415/914
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Reinjecting air to the inlet of a compressor in order to improve its pumping margin. The inlet stator of the compressor includes injection holes passing through at least some of the vanes in the vicinity of their pivots.
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