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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Leon Hu, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Eric Matthew Kurtz, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/66 (2006.01); F02B 33/16 (2006.01); F02B 37/12 (2006.01); F02B 33/40 (2006.01); F04D 27/00 (2006.01); F04D 17/10 (2006.01); F04D 29/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/66 (2013.01); F02B 33/16 (2013.01); F02B 33/40 (2013.01); F02B 37/12 (2013.01); F04D 17/10 (2013.01); F04D 27/009 (2013.01); F04D 29/68 (2013.01);
Abstract
Compressors and methods for operating compressors are provided. In one example, a compressor is provided that comprises a ported shroud including a first port positioned upstream of a leading side of a rotor and a second port positioned downstream of the leading side of the rotor. The compressor also includes a muffler arranged in the ported shroud and comprising a plurality of projections, each of the plurality of projections radially extend from a base of the muffler and include an aperture extending through the base.