Diffuser for centrifugal compressor

Claim 2

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor including a plurality of stator blades disposed on an outside of an impeller thereof, and which converts kinetic energy of fluid discharged from said impeller into pressure energy by operation of said stator blades, said diffuser comprising sub-blades having a cord length shorter a cord length of said stator blades disposed near inner ends of and between said plurality of stator blades, one side surface of each of said sub-blades confronting said stator blade, the other side surface of each of said sub-blades not confronting a neighboring stator blade, said sub-blades being situated at positions intersecting a circle having a center thereof at a center of a rotational shaft of said impeller and which passes through the inner end of said stator blade.

Claim 3

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor according to claim 1, wherein each of said sub-blades is disposed at a position not intersecting a perpendicular line which is drawn to one of said stator blades at the inner end of said one stator blade which confronts said each sub-blade.

Claim 4

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor according to claim 2, wherein said sub-blade is rotatably supported by a supporting shaft disposed in parallel to a rotational shaft of said impeller.

Claim 5

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor according to claim 1, wherein said sub-blade is rotatably supported by a supporting shaft disposed in parallel to a rotational shaft of said impeller.

Claim 6

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the inner end of said sub-blade and said stator blade confronting said sub-blade and a distance between the outer end of said sub-blade and said stator blade is arranged to be different.

Claim 7

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor including a plurality of stator blades disposed on an outside of an impeller thereof, and which converts kinetic energy of fluid discharged from said impeller into pressure energy by operation of said stator blades, said diffuser comprising sub-blades having a cord length shorter than a cord length of said stator blades and which are disposed near the inner ends of and between said plurality of stator blades, one side surface of said sub-blades confronting said stator blades, said sub-blades being situated by the positions intersecting a circle having a center thereof a center of a rotational shaft of said impeller and which passes through the inner ends of said stator blade; and intermediate blades disposed near the outer ends of and between said plurality of stator blades, said intermediate blades have a cord length shorter than a cord length of said stator blades, each of which extends through a middle point of a perpendicular line drawn from an outer edge of said stator blades to a neighboring blade or to an extension of inside of said neighboring blade, whose outer edge reaches a circle which passes through an outer edge of said stator blade, a length of said intermediate blade disposed inside said middle point of said perpendicular line being within 20% of the overall length of said intermediate blade, and a whole shape of said intermediate blade is formed in such a manner that if said intermediate blade is assumed to be rotationally displaced around the center of a rotational shaft of said impeller, said intermediate blade is included in a contour of said stator blade.

Claim 8

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor including a plurality of stator blades disposed on an outside of an impeller thereof, and which converts kinetic energy of fluid discharged from said impeller into pressure energy by operation of said stator blades, said diffuser comprising sub-blades having a cord length shorter than a cord length of said stator blades and which are disposed near the inner ends of and between said plurality of stator blades, one side surface of said sub-blades confronting said stator blades, said sub-blades being situated by the positions intersecting a circle having a center thereof a center of a rotational shaft of said impeller and which passes through the inner ends of said stator blade; and intermediate blades disposed near the outer ends of and between said plurality of stator blades, said intermediate blades have a cord length shorter than a cord length of said stator blades, each of which extends through a middle point of a perpendicular line drawn from an outer edge of said stator blades to a neighboring blade or to an extension of inside of said neighboring blade, whose outer edge reaches a circle which passes through an outer edge of said stator blade, a length of said intermediate blade disposed inside said middle point of said perpendicular line being within 20% of the overall length of said intermediate blade, and a whole shape of said intermediate blade is formed in such a manner that if said intermediate blade is assumed to be rotationally displaced around the center of a rotational shaft of said impeller, said intermediate blade is included in a contour of said stator blade.

Claim 9

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor according to claim 6, wherein said intermediate blade is rotatably supported by a supporting shaft disposed in parallel to said rotational shaft of said impeller.

Claim 10

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor according to claim 6, wherein a distance between the inner end of said intermediate blade and said stator blade confronting said intermediate blade and distance between the outer end of said intermediate blade and distance between the outer end of said intermediate blade and said stator blade is arranged to be different.

Claim 11

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor comprising a plurality of stator blades disposed outside of an impeller thereof, and which converts kinetic energy of fluid discharged from said impeller into pressure energy by operation of said stator blades, said diffuser comprising intermediate disposed between said plurality of stator blades, each of said intermediate blades comprises an inlet-side intermediate blade having a cord length and a height smaller than a cord length and height of said stator blade, one side surface of each of said intermediate blades confronting said stator blade, the other side surface of each of said intermediate blades not confronting a neighboring intermediate blade, and said intermediate blades are situated at positions intersecting a circle which has a center thereof at a center of a rotational shaft of said impeller and which passes through inner ends of said stator blades.

Claim 12

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor comprising a plurality of stator blades disposed outside of an impeller thereof, and which converts kinetic energy of fluid discharged from said impeller into pressure energy by operation of said stator blades, said diffuser comprising intermediate disposed between said plurality of stator blades, each of said intermediate blades comprises an inlet-side intermediate blade having a cord length and a height smaller than a cord length and height of said stator blade, one side surface of each of said intermediate blades confronting said stator blade, the other side surface of each of said intermediate blades not confronting a neighboring intermediate blade, and said intermediate blades are situated at positions intersecting a circle which has a center thereof at a center of a rotational shaft of said impeller and which passes through inner ends of said stator blades.

Claim 13

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor comprising a plurality of stator blades disposed outside of an impeller thereof, and which converts kinetic energy of fluid discharged from said impeller into pressure energy by operation of said stator blades, said diffuser comprising intermediate blades disposed between said plurality of stator blades, each of said intermediate blades comprises an inlet-side intermediate blade having a cord length and a height smaller than a cord length and height of said stator blade, and wherein said intermediate blade includes a rectifier blade disposed at a downstream side of said inlet-side intermediate blade, and a height shorter than a height of said inlet-side intermediate blade.

Claim 14

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor comprising a plurality of stator blades disposed outside of an impeller thereof, and which converts kinetic energy of fluid discharged from said impeller into pressure energy by operation of said stator blades, said diffuser comprising intermediate blades disposed between said plurality of stator blades, each of said intermediate blades comprises an inlet-side intermediate blade having a cord length and a height smaller than a cord length and height of said stator blade, and wherein said intermediate blade includes a rectifier blade disposed at a downstream side of said inlet-side intermediate blade, and a height shorter than a height of said inlet-side intermediate blade.

Claim 15

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor according to claim 10, wherein an outlet-side intermediate blade is provided at a downstream side of said rectifier blade.

Claim 16

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor comprising a plurality of stator blades disposed outside of an impeller thereof, and which converts kinetic energy of fluid discharged from said impeller into pressure energy by operation of said stator blades, said diffuser comprising intermediate blades disposed between said plurality of stator blades, each of said intermediate blades comprises an inlet-side intermediate blade having a cord length and a height smaller than a cord length and height of said stator blade, and wherein said intermediate blades, each having said inlet-side intermediate blade, said rectifier blade and said outlet-side intermediate blade, are provided in a confronting manner with each manner in said diffuser portion.

Claim 17

A diffuser of a centrifugal compressor comprising a plurality of stator blades disposed outside of an impeller thereof, and which converts kinetic energy of fluid discharged from said impeller into pressure energy by operation of said stator blades, said diffuser comprising intermediate blades disposed between said plurality of stator blades, each of said intermediate blades comprises an inlet-side intermediate blade having a cord length and a height smaller than a cord length and height of said stator blade, and wherein said intermediate blades, each having said inlet-side intermediate blade, said rectifier blade and said outlet-side intermediate blade, are provided in a confronting manner with each manner in said diffuser portion.