Centrifugal compressor and washing method
US9776217B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/705
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The centrifugal compressor is provided with a casing, a rotating shaft which is supported inside the casing, an impeller which is arranged on the rotating shaft and rotates to compress a fluid, and a washing liquid injection device which injects a washing liquid into a flow path formed by the impeller and the casing. The washing liquid injection device is provided with a plurality of nozzles which are arranged along a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft to inject the washing liquid into the flow path and a plurality of chambers which communicate with each corresponding nozzle among the plurality of nozzles and supply the washing liquid to the corresponding nozzle.
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