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Centrifugal Compressor Curved Diffusing Passage Portion
Abstract: A diffuser (42) for a centrifugal compressor (18) including an annular diffuser housing (20) having a plurality of diffuser flow passages (22) therethrough the housing (20). Each passage (22) including a throat portion (28) and a diffusing section (99) with upstream and downstream diffusing portions (102 104). A diffusing passage centerline (108) includes a linear portion (120) extending downstream through the throat portion (28) and the upstream diffusing portion (102) and a curved portion (122) of the diffusing passage centerline (108) extending downstream from the centerline linear portion (120) through the downstream diffusing portion (104). The diffuser flow passages (22) may have an equivalent cone angle (CA2) varying non linearly or more particularly curvilinearly downstream along curved portion (122). The downstream diffusing portion (104) may be flared.
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Patent Information
Applicants
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventors
1. PARKER, David Vickery
2. MACRORIE, Michael
3. SMYTHE, Caitlin Jeanne
4. MILLER, David Paul
Specification
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Documents
Application Documents
| # | Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priority Document [21-06-2016(online)].pdf | 2016-06-21 |
| 2 | Power of Attorney [21-06-2016(online)].pdf | 2016-06-21 |
| 3 | Form 5 [21-06-2016(online)].pdf | 2016-06-21 |
| 4 | Form 3 [21-06-2016(online)].pdf | 2016-06-21 |
| 5 | Drawing [21-06-2016(online)].pdf | 2016-06-21 |
| 6 | Description(Complete) [21-06-2016(online)].pdf | 2016-06-21 |
| 7 | 201647021306.pdf | 2016-06-28 |
| 8 | 201647021306-Power of Attorney-060716.pdf | 2016-07-28 |
| 9 | abstract 201647021306.jpg | 2016-09-02 |
| 10 | Other Patent Document [15-11-2016(online)].pdf | 2016-11-15 |
| 11 | Correspondence by Agent_Assignment Power of Attorney_17-11-2016.pdf | 2016-11-17 |