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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Liangjun Hu, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Hao Wu, Northville, MI (US);
Jianwen James Yi, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/58 (2006.01); F04D 29/68 (2006.01); F04D 29/42 (2006.01); F04D 27/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/44 (2006.01); F02B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/5833 (2013.01); F04D 27/009 (2013.01); F04D 29/4206 (2013.01); F04D 29/4213 (2013.01); F04D 29/444 (2013.01); F04D 29/584 (2013.01); F04D 29/685 (2013.01); F02B 37/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for preventing compressor surge while improving compressor efficiency and performance. In one example, a method may include a recirculation passage in a compressor configured with a casing treatment and the recirculation passage being cooled by a cooling jacket within the compressor housing wall. In another example, the recirculation passage includes guide vanes.