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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2014
Williams International Co., L.l.c., Walled Lake, MI (US);
Dean S. Musgrave, Dearborn, MI (US);
Eric D. Reinhart, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL CO., L.L.C., Pontiac, MI (US);
Abstract
A diffuser () comprises first () and second () annular portions bounded by forward () and aft () annular walls, wherein the first annular portion () is vaneless and radially within the second annular portion (), and the second annular portion () is radially relatively compact and incorporates a plurality of vanes () with relatively high solidity, wherein the forward () or/and aft () annular walls is/are sloped so as to provide for meridional divergence within the second annular portion () of the diffuser (), and the vanes () are shaped so as to substantially conform to the flow field within the second annular portion ().