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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Inventors:
Michael M. Joly, Hebron, CT (US);
Xiaodan Cai, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Chaitanya V. Halbe, Manchester, CT (US);
William T. Cousins, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Vishnu M. Sishtla, Manlius, NY (US);
Assignee:
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/44 (2006.01); F04D 29/059 (2006.01); F04D 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/442 (2013.01); F04D 17/10 (2013.01); F04D 29/059 (2013.01); F04D 29/444 (2013.01); F05B 2240/12 (2013.01); F05B 2240/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A centrifugal compressor includes a shaft defining an axis, an impeller mounted to the shaft for rotation about the axis, and a diffuser section including a first wall, a second wall, and an opening defined between the first wall and the second wall. The opening of the diffuser section is arranged in fluid communication with the impeller. The first wall is rotatable about the axis and rotation of the first wall about the axis is mechanically driven.