Centrifugal compressor and method of operating the centrifugal compressor to produce a uniform inlet flow of process gas

The centrifugal compressor (100) has a housing (110) with two or more compressor inlets (120) for process gas to be compressed; an impeller (130) is located inside the housing (110) so to receive an inlet flow of process gas from the two compressor inlets (120) through a plenum chamber (115) and inc...

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Main Authors QUERCIA, Marco, CORBO, Simone, GRIMALDI, Angelo, SASSANELLI, Giuseppe
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.09.2024
Subjects
BLASTING
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
WEAPONS
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Summary:The centrifugal compressor (100) has a housing (110) with two or more compressor inlets (120) for process gas to be compressed; an impeller (130) is located inside the housing (110) so to receive an inlet flow of process gas from the two compressor inlets (120) through a plenum chamber (115) and increases gas pressure as process gas flows in the impeller (130); thanks to the two or more inlets (120), uniformity of flow at the inlets (120) may be achieved through short collector pipes (121) fluidly connected upstream of the inlets (120); piping of a compressor system including such compressor is made easy as it is subject to fewer constraints.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20210266564