COMPRESSOR HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE DIFFUSER WALL AND METHOD THEREFOR

A compressor (10) with an adjustable diffuser (30) and an associated method are provided. The diffuser (30) includes an adjustable diffuser wall (36) that can be adjusted relative to an inner surface (34) of the diffuser (30) to change the cross-sectional flow area of the diffuser (30). The adjustab...

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Hauptverfasser:	MCARDLE, NATHAN, GRAYSON, ADRIAN, CHEN, HUA, ARCHER, JAMIE, MULLEN, GARETH
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BLASTING HEATING INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TONON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES ORJET-PROPULSION PLANTS INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUSSUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A compressor (10) with an adjustable diffuser (30) and an associated method are provided. The diffuser (30) includes an adjustable diffuser wall (36) that can be adjusted relative to an inner surface (34) of the diffuser (30) to change the cross-sectional flow area of the diffuser (30). The adjustable diffuser wall (36) fluidly communicates with a fluid port (40) so that the adjustable diffuser wall (36) is adjusted according to a pressure of control fluid supplied via the port (40). For example, the fluid port (40) can be configured to selectively receive a fluid from a volute (26) of the compressor (10) or an ambient gas.