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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2004
Daniel Edward Loringer, Erie, PA (US);
Eric Richard Dillen, Erie, PA (US);
Anthony Holmes Furman, Scotia, NY (US);
Kendall Roger Swenson, Erie, PA (US);
Daniel Edward Loringer, Erie, PA (US);
Eric Richard Dillen, Erie, PA (US);
Anthony Holmes Furman, Scotia, NY (US);
Kendall Roger Swenson, Erie, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A diffuser () for a centrifugal compressor () having a flow slot () formed between the leading edge portion () of a diffuser vane () and an adjoining diffuser wall () for the passage of working fluid () over the vane from the pressure side (() to the suction side () of the vane. The portion () of the working fluid passing over the vane is injected into the flow boundary region (), thereby minimizing the growth of a flow separation zone () along the suction side.