Sculpted impeller
US8951009B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/284
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system, in certain embodiments, includes an impeller having a plurality of impeller blades coupled to an impeller hub body, wherein each impeller blade is sculpted having a nonlinear profile extending from a hub intersect surface of the impeller blade to a shroud intersect surface of the impeller blade.
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