Diffuser having split tandem low solidity vanes
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1. In a compressor diffuser, the improvement comprising:
- a first stage of low solidity vanes;
a second stage of low solidity vanes;
each vane having a leading edge and a trailing edge;
the leading edges of the second stage being located radially outward from the trailing edges of the first stage vanes;
the second stage vanes being fewer in number than the first stage vanes; and
each second stage vane being in substantial alignment with the flow of fluid passing over a particular first stage vane.
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Abstract
An improved diffuser has a first row of low solidity vanes followed by a second row of low solidity vanes. The chord of the second row of vanes is greater than the chord of the first row. The second row is located radially outward from the trailing edges of the first row and circumferentially displaced to lie in the shadow of the first vane.
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1. In a compressor diffuser, the improvement comprising:
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a first stage of low solidity vanes; a second stage of low solidity vanes; each vane having a leading edge and a trailing edge; the leading edges of the second stage being located radially outward from the trailing edges of the first stage vanes; the second stage vanes being fewer in number than the first stage vanes; and each second stage vane being in substantial alignment with the flow of fluid passing over a particular first stage vane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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