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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Imperial Innovations Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Mingyang Yang, London, GB;
Ricardo Martinez-Botas, Middlesex, GB;
Assignee:
Imperial Innovations Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/44 (2006.01); F04D 29/42 (2006.01); F04D 17/10 (2006.01); F04D 29/28 (2006.01); F04D 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/441 (2013.01); F04D 17/10 (2013.01); F04D 29/284 (2013.01); F04D 29/4213 (2013.01); F04D 29/4233 (2013.01); F04D 25/024 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); F05D 2250/51 (2013.01);
Abstract
A centrifugal compressor is disclosed. The centrifugal compressor comprises an inlet and an impeller comprising a hub and blades. The inlet is for conveying flow to the impeller comprising guide means and is arranged to guide the flow through the inlet to induce swirl in the flow adjacent tips of the blades, the direction of swirl being the direction of rotation of the blades, without substantially disturbing flow adjacent the hub.