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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Douglas Carl Hofer, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Zachary William Nagel, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
David Graham Holmes, Schenectady, NY (US);
Douglas Carl Hofer, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Zachary William Nagel, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
David Graham Holmes, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A novel supersonic compressor is provided by the present invention. In one embodiment, the novel supersonic compressor comprises a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and at least two counter rotary supersonic compressor rotors, said supersonic compressor rotors being configured in series such that an output from a first supersonic compressor rotor having a first direction of rotation is directed to a second supersonic compressor rotor configured to counter-rotate with respect to the first supersonic compressor rotor.