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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2003
Applicant:
John Roger Weber, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Inventor:
John Roger Weber, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 33/44 (2006.01); F24H 9/12 (2006.01); F01B 31/00 (2006.01); G01F 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A connecting duct for providing a fluid pathway between an outlet of a low pressure compressor and an inlet of a high pressure compressor is provided. The connecting duct includes a main body that defines a fluid pathway adapted to direct a flow of fluid between a main body inlet and a main body outlet. The main body also includes a diffusing section that decreases a velocity of the flow of fluid. A flow de-swirling section is disposed between the diffusing section and the outlet of the main body. The flow de-swirling section straightens the flow of fluid.