US Patent Application 18344954. GAS TURBOMACHINE DIFFUSER ASSEMBLY WITH RADIAL FLOW SPLITTERS simplified abstract
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GAS TURBOMACHINE DIFFUSER ASSEMBLY WITH RADIAL FLOW SPLITTERS
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Inventor(s)
Carl Gerard Schott of Simpsonville SC (US)
Kenneth Damon Black of Travelers Rest SC (US)
Matthew Stephen Casavant of Boston MA (US)
GAS TURBOMACHINE DIFFUSER ASSEMBLY WITH RADIAL FLOW SPLITTERS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18344954 titled 'GAS TURBOMACHINE DIFFUSER ASSEMBLY WITH RADIAL FLOW SPLITTERS
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a diffuser assembly for a compressor. - The assembly includes a casing, an inner barrel member, and an array of radial flow splitters. - Each radial flow splitter has a leading edge, a trailing end wall, and two side walls. - The width of each flow splitter increases from the leading edge to the trailing end wall. - The side walls diverge away from the axis in a downstream direction. - Optionally, the side walls also diverge away from the axis in a radial direction. - The innovation aims to improve the efficiency and performance of the diffuser assembly.
Original Abstract Submitted
A diffuser assembly includes a casing at a compressor aft end; an inner barrel member radially inward of the casing; and an array of radial flow splitters extending between the inner barrel member and the casing. Each radial flow splitter includes a leading edge facing into a flow of air, a trailing end wall opposite the leading edge, a pair of side walls extending between the leading edge and the trailing end wall, and an axis extending through the leading edge and the trailing end wall. A width of each radial flow splitter increases from the leading edge to the trailing end wall. The side walls diverge away from the axis in a downstream direction corresponding to the flow of air. Optionally, the side walls also diverge away from the axis in a radial direction between the inner barrel member and the casing.
