IP Library Granted Patent US 7,510,373
Granted Patent B2
US 7,510,373 · App. 10/595,731 · Granted Mar 31, 2009

Multistage centrifugal compressor

Assignee: Nuovo Pignone Holding S.p.A.
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Patent No.
US 7,510,373
App. No.
10/595,731
Granted
Mar 31, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Multistage centrifugal compressor includes at least one stage which, in turn, has a lower half-tank, an upper half-tank, a series of lower half-diaphragms, a shaft equipped with a series of rotors, a series of upper half-diaphragms, a lower suction half-diaphragm, an upper suction half-diaphragm, the lower suction half-diaphragm and the upper suction half-diaphragm include a lower portion ( 71 ) and an upper portion ( 72 ), respectively, suitable for being coupled with the lower half-diaphragms and with the upper half-diaphragms, respectively, to form a first pile of lower half-diaphragms and a second pile of upper half-diaphragms, respectively.

Claims (7)

1. A multistage centrifugal compressor comprising at least one stage which, in turn, comprises a lower half-tank and an upper half-tank to contain the at least one stage, a series of lower half-diaphragms, a shaft equipped with a series of rotors, a series of upper half-diaphragms, a lower suction half-diaphragm, and an upper suction half-diaphragm, wherein the lower suction half-diaphragm and the upper suction half-diaphragm include a lower portion and an upper portion, respectively, suitable for being coupled with the lower half-diaphragms and with the upper half-diaphragms, respectively, to form a first pile of lower half-diaphragms and a second pile of upper half-diaphragms, respectively.

2. The multistage centrifugal compressor according to claim 1 , wherein each of the lower portion and the upper portion is shaped cylindrical form comprising a series of annular housings suitable for being coupled with the lower and the upper half-diaphragms respectively, for balancing the axial stress received during the functioning of the multistage centrifugal compressor.

3. The multistage centrifugal compressor according to claim 1 , wherein each of the lower half-diaphragm and upper half-diaphragm includes a lower section and an upper section, respectively, suitable for being respectively coupled with an internal annular housing of the relative suction half-diaphragm.

4. The multistage centrifugal compressor according to claim 1 , wherein each of the lower suction half-diaphragm and the upper suction half-diaphragm comprises a series of radial shaped grooves.

5. The multistage centrifugal compressor according to claim 1 , wherein each of the lower suction half-diaphragm and the upper suction half-diaphragm includes a section with a shaped base, open at the center.

6. The multistage centrifugal compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the lower suction half-diaphragm and the upper suction half-diaphragm respectively include supporting feet to adapt the multistage centrifugal compressor to the configuration with a horizontal opening of the tank.

7. The multistage centrifugal compressor according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first pile and the second pile, when combined with the shaft, allow the compressor to be assembled horizontally.

Assignments (4)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 31, 2022
From: NUOVO PIGNONE S.R.L.
To: NUOVO PIGNONE TECNOLOGIE S.R.L.
Reel/Frame 060243/0913 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 25, 2022
From: NUOVO PIGNONE INTERNATIONAL S.R.L.
To: NUOVO PIGNONE S.R.L.
Reel/Frame 060441/0662 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 23, 2022
From: NUOVO PIGNONE HOLDING S.P.A.
To: NUOVO PIGNONE INTERNATIONAL S.R.L.
Reel/Frame 059990/0244 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2006
From: SARRI, FARNCO
To: NUOVO PIGNONE HOLDING S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 017585/0971 →
Priority Claims (1)
IT MI2003A2148 · Nov 7, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070122273A1 · May 31, 2007