Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vaneless supersonic diffuser for compressor
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Application No.: US17254333Application Date: 2020-06-16
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Publication No.: US11592034B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: Chaitanya Vishwajit Halbe , Michael M. Joly , William T. Cousins , Vishnu M. Sishtla
- Applicant: Carrier Corporation
- Applicant Address: US FL Palm Beach Gardens
- Assignee: Carrier Corporation
- Current Assignee: Carrier Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Palm Beach Gardens
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2020/037854 WO 20200616
- International Announcement: WO2020/263617 WO 20201230
- Main IPC: F04D29/44
- IPC: F04D29/44 ; F04D29/28 ; F04D17/10 ; F04D21/00

Abstract:
A mixed-flow compressor includes an impeller attached to a shaft and rotatable about a shaft axis. A vaneless diffuser is located axially downstream of the impeller and has a converging portion and a diverging portion. A vaned diffuser is located axially downstream of the vaneless diffuser.
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