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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Joseph Cruickshank, Menasha, WI (US);
Shreekant Shah, Appleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Cruickshank, Menasha, WI (US);
Shreekant Shah, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A return section in a multistage centrifugal compressor includes a plurality of circumferentially positioned flow vanes, and a plurality of splitter vanes disposed between the flow vanes. The splitter vanes serve to minimize or eliminate regions of reverse or separated flow, resulting in improved compressor performance.