Compressor impeller blade with variable elliptic connection
US8721287B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A compressor impeller including at least one blade connected to an impeller hub via a junction of curved shape, the blade extending along a defined chord between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the blade. The junction presents the shape of an ellipse that varies along the chord.
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