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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2023
Next Gen Compression Llc, Seattle, WA (US);
Shawn P. Lawlor, Bellevue, WA (US);
NEXT GEN COMPRESSION LLC, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A method of continuously compressing gas in a supersonic compressor. A gas compressor system is provided. The gas compressor may include a two rotor low pressure stage and a two rotor high pressure stage. The two rotor low pressure stage and the two rotor high pressure stage each have a first rotor with subsonic blades and a second rotor with supersonic compression passageways. The supersonic passageways each include a helically adjustable centerbody and boundary layer bleed passageways. The compressor continuously compresses inlet gas to provide a first compressed gas stream. That stream is cooled, then fed to the low pressure inlet of the high pressure stage, and compressed to provide a second compressed gas stream. For part load operation, the rotating speeds are higher than the nominal design rotating speed for full mass flow operation.