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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Martin N Goodhand, Derby, GB;
Ian M Bunce, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/28 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F04D 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/141 (2013.01); F04D 17/10 (2013.01); F04D 29/284 (2013.01); F05D 2210/12 (2013.01); F05D 2220/30 (2013.01); F05D 2240/301 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbomachine () configured to compress supercritical carbon dioxide is shown. The turbomachine comprises, in fluid flow series, an inlet (), an inducerless radial impeller () having a plurality of blades, and a fully vaneless diffuser (). The radius of the inlet (r) is from 25 to 50 percent of the radius of the impeller (r).