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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Benjamin E. Fishler, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Benjamin E. Fishler, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/045 (2013.01); F05D 2240/127 (2013.01); F05D 2260/96 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbo-machine inlet includes a gas passage having a non-gradual bend prior to an impeller assembly. The non-gradual bend causes a localized shockwave in fluid flowing through the gas passage.