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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1990
Robert L Bracken, Rockford, IL (US);
Anita I Jacobs, Roscoe, IL (US);
Sundstrand Corporation, Rockford, IL (US);
Abstract
Prior fuel supply conduits for use in applications where fluid flow must diffuse and turn a sharp bend have suffered from reduced two-phase flow capability, cavitation on the walls of the conduit, head loss and unsteady flow patterns. In order to overcome these problems, a fuel supply conduit includes an inlet flow passage member having first and second ends and an inner wall defining a first, diverging passage from the first end to the second end wherein the member directs fuel flow at the first end substantially 180 degrees opposite to an axial direction and directs fuel flow at the second end in a direction transverse to the axial direction. A fuel supply chamber is disposed between the second end of the member and an inducer inlet and allows fuel flow from the member to the inducer inlet wherein the fuel supply chamber includes inner walls defining a second, converging passage from the second end of the member to the inducer inlet.