Invention Application
- Patent Title: CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR HAVING A BELLMOUTH WITH A STIFFENING MEMBER
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Application No.: US17509958Application Date: 2021-10-25
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Publication No.: US20230129366A1Publication Date: 2023-04-27
- Inventor: Matthew MESCHINO , Tibor URAC , Raghavendra PENDYALA
- Applicant: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Applicant Address: CA Longueuil
- Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Current Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Longueuil
- Main IPC: F04D29/42
- IPC: F04D29/42 ; F04D17/10 ; F01D25/04

Abstract:
A centrifugal compressor of an aircraft engine includes an impeller and a shroud extending circumferentially around the impeller. A bellmouth disposed upstream of the impeller extends circumferentially and includes: a conduit section extending from a first end to an upstream-most location of the bellmouth, the first end of the conduit section secured to the shroud, and a peripheral section extending from the upstream-most location to a second end located radially outwardly of the first end, the peripheral section located radially outwardly of the conduit section and axially overlapping the conduit section. A stiffening member is located on the peripheral section of the bellmouth proximate the second end. The stiffening member extends circumferentially and provides the bellmouth with a dynamic vibration mode outside a range of dynamic vibration modes of the aircraft engine during operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US12060891B2 Centrifugal compressor having a bellmouth with a stiffening member Public/Granted day:2024-08-13
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