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US 11,156,228 · App. 16/304,782 · Granted Oct 26, 2021

Centrifugal compressor

Inventors: Takahiro Ueno (Koto-ku, JP); Wataru Sato (Koto-ku, JP)
Assignee: IHI Corporation
F04D29/441F04D17/10F04D29/284F04D29/4213F05D2250/52
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Patent No.
US 11,156,228
App. No.
16/304,782
Granted
Oct 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A centrifugal compressor includes a compressor and a scroll which is disposed around the impeller and in which a flow passage including a scroll flow passage is formed in a rotation direction of the impeller, in which the scroll includes a discharge portion connected to a winding end portion of the scroll flow passage—and a winding start portion connected to the discharge portion and the winding start portion on a fluid suction side in a direction along a rotation axis of the impeller is connected to the discharge portion at an obtuse angle.

Claims (19)

1. A centrifugal compressor comprising:

an impeller; and

a scroll which is disposed around the impeller and in which a flow passage including a scroll flow passage is formed in a rotation direction of the impeller,

wherein the scroll includes a discharge portion connected to a winding end portion of the scroll flow passage, a winding start portion connected to the discharge portion, and a minimum portion that has a smaller inner diameter than an inner diameter of the winding start portion,

wherein the winding start portion on a fluid suction side in a direction along a rotation axis of the impeller is connected to the discharge portion at an obtuse angle, and

wherein an inner diameter in the direction along the rotation axis of the scroll flow passage gradually decreases in the rotation direction from the winding start portion to the minimum portion and gradually increases in the rotation direction from the minimum portion to the winding end portion.

2. The centrifugal compressor according to claim 1 ,

wherein a cross-sectional area of the scroll flow passage when taken along a virtual plane including the rotation axis gradually decreases to the minimum portion in the rotation direction, and gradually increases from the minimum portion to the winding end portion in the rotation direction.

3. The centrifugal compressor according to claim 2 ,

wherein the minimum portion is disposed in a range in which a rotation angle is larger than 0° and 30° or less based on a tongue portion provided in a connection portion between the winding start portion and the discharge portion.

4. The centrifugal compressor according to claim 1 ,

wherein the minimum portion is disposed in a range in which a rotation angle is larger than 0° and 30° or less based on a tongue portion provided in a connection portion between the winding start portion and the discharge portion.

5. A centrifugal compressor comprising:

an impeller; and

a scroll which is disposed around the impeller and in which a flow passage including a scroll flow passage is formed in a rotation direction of the impeller,

wherein the scroll includes a discharge portion connected to a winding end portion of the scroll flow passage and a winding start portion connected to the discharge portion and a minimum portion that has of a smaller inner diameter than an inner diameter of the winding start portion,

wherein an inner diameter in a direction along a rotation axis of the scroll flow passage gradually decreases from the winding start portion to the minimum portion in the rotation direction and gradually increases from the minimum portion to the winding end portion in the rotation direction.

6. The centrifugal compressor according to claim 5 ,

wherein a cross-sectional area of the scroll flow passage when taken along a virtual plane including the rotation axis gradually decreases from the winding start portion to the minimum portion in the rotation direction and gradually increases from the minimum portion to the winding end portion in the rotation direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2018
From: UENO, TAKAHIRO; SATO, WATARU
To: IHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047590/0431 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-131747 · Jul 1, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200173460A1 · Jun 4, 2020
Cited By (1)
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