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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2011
Applicant:
Norbert Müller, Haslett, MI (US);
Inventor:
Norbert Müller, Haslett, MI (US);
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An impeller is provided that may be used in compressors or turbines. In another aspect of the present invention, a fiber or a bundle of fibers is woven to form at least two blades of an impeller. Yet another aspect of the present invention employs a peripheral component woven around impeller blades. An additional conductive fiber or bundle of fibers is woven into the impeller in a further aspect of the present invention. Moreover, an aspect of the present invention provides a chilling system that includes at least one compressor, at least one wave rotor, and a refrigerant.