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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2025
Applicant:
Ihi Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Ryuta Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
IHI Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/44 (2006.01); F04D 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/444 (2013.01); F04D 17/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a centrifugal compressor, including: a compressor impeller; and a plurality of diffuser blades arranged on an outer side of the compressor impeller in a radial direction so as to be spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the compressor impeller, the diffuser blades each with: a blade angle having a local maximum value, the blade angle being an angle formed between a center line of the diffuser blade and the radial direction; and a thickness having a local maximum on a downstream side of a position at which the blade angle has the local maximum value.