Flow control structures for turbomachines and methods of designing the same
US9845810B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2113/08
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Flow control devices and structures designed and configured to improve the performance of a turbomachine. Exemplary flow control devices may include various flow guiding channels, ribs, diffuser passage-width reductions, and other treatments and may be located on one or both of a shroud and hub side of a machine to redirect, guide, or otherwise influence portions of a turbomachine flow field to thereby improve the performance of the machine.
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