A liquid droplet catching device installed in a compressor impeller, the device includes an aperture disposed on a surface of the impeller and configured to receive the liquid droplet, and a channel disposed beneath and in fluid communication with the aperture, wherein in the channel is configured to direct the liquid droplet away from the aperture and out of the compressor impeller.
Droplet catcher for centrifugal compressor
2017-06-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING / B01D SEPARATION , Trennen / F01B Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen allgemein oder mit Verdrängerwirkung, z.B. Dampfkraftmaschinen , MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES / F01D Strömungsmaschinen [Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen], z.B. Dampfturbinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES / F04D Strömungsarbeitsmaschinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS |