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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
JianPing Zhong, Chesterton, IN (US);
William H. Rousseau, Savannah, GA (US);
Assignee:
Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 1/816 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 1/816 ;
Abstract
A screw compressor including a housing having a discharge port; a plurality of rotors including at least one male rotor and at least one female rotor rotatably disposed in the housing for generating a discharge flow through the discharge port, the discharge port having a radial portion and an axial portion, wherein the discharge port is positioned relative to the plurality of rotors so that the radial portion opens prior to the axial portion whereby kinetic energy in the discharge flow can be recovered.