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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Naonori Nagai, Takasago, JP;
Kenji Sato, Takasago, JP;
Inventors:
Naonori Nagai, Takasago, JP;
Kenji Sato, Takasago, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/44 (2006.01); F04D 29/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A compressor which includes: an inner casing arranged so as to cover a rotor shaft; an outer casing arranged so as to cover the inner casing and forming a fluid flow path around the rotor shaft; and a plurality of struts mounted in the entrance of the fluid flow path and between the inner casing and the outer casing; in which the plurality of struts are arranged in a radial pattern centered on the rotor shaft, and the spacings between the adjacent struts in the circumferential direction of the rotor shaft are unequal.