US Patent:
20200256352, Aug 13, 2020
Inventors:
- Palm Beach Gardens FL, US
Xiaodan Cai - Glastonbury CT, US
Chaitanya V. Halbe - Manchester CT, US
William T. Cousins - Glastonbury CT, US
Vishnu M. Sishtla - Manlius NY, US
International Classification:
F04D 29/44
F04D 17/10
F04D 29/059
Abstract:
A centrifugal compressor includes a shaft defining an axis, an impeller mounted to the shaft for rotation about the axis, and a diffuser section including a first wall, a second wall, and an opening defined between the first wall and the second wall. The opening of the diffuser section is arranged in fluid communication with the impeller. The first wall is rotatable about the axis and rotation of the first wall about the axis is mechanically driven.