Two row pipe diffusers with boundary layer control
CA 2021174 A1 · Owner: Sherikar, Sanjay V. · Inventors: Sherikar, Sanjay V.
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A diffuser for a radial flow compressor includes a pair of coaxial rings, the second of which closely surrounds the first. A set of intersecting flow passages extends through the first ring, and another aligned set of flow passages extends through the second ring. In a first embodiment of the invention, a circumferential groove is formed between the two rings, thus allowing low momentum fluid to migrate from the pressure side of one passage to the suction side of a neighboring passage and to prevent boundary layer buildup. In a second embodiment of the invention the passages, are arranged in a double cone configuration which allows higher diffuser levels than are attainable in a straight …
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- Filed July 13, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 13, 2010.
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