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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Costantino Vinciguerra, Florence, IT;
Assignee:
Nuovo Pignone S.p.A., Florence, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4152112 ; 4152081 ;
Abstract
A compact diffuser for high-power gas turbines, comprising a first diffusion section of substantially axial path defined by two conical coaxial walls, followed by a double curved diffuser with three walls, of which the intermediate wall is cantilever-supported by a set of aerodynamically profiled ribs disposed horizontally and situated near the exit of said double curved diffuser. The diffuser is connected to the turbine exhaust casing by an envelope internal to said exhaust casing and having its contours smoothly joined to the diffuser.