Separator drum and compressor impeller assembly
First Claim
1. A fluid handling assembly for a fluid machine, comprising:
- an impeller mounted on a shaft and having an impeller inlet; and
a rotary separator mounted on the shaft and having a separator inlet end, a separator outlet end axially spaced apart from the separator inlet end, and an interior separation chamber, wherein the rotary separator is coupled with the impeller such that a fluid within the interior separation chamber flows from the separator outlet end directly into the impeller inlet.
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Abstract
A fluid handling assembly is for a fluid machine that includes a casing and a shaft disposed within the casing so as to be rotatable about a central axis. An impeller is mounted on the shaft and has an inlet and a rotary separator is mounted on the shaft and has axially spaced apart inlet and outlet ends and an interior separation chamber. The separator is coupled with the impeller such that the separator and the impeller generally rotate as a single unit about the shaft axis and fluid within the separation chamber flows from the separator outlet end directly into the impeller inlet. Preferably, the separator includes a plurality of generally radially-extending blades disposed proximal to the separator inlet end and spaced circumferentially about the axis, the plurality of blades being configured to accelerate fluid flowing into the separator inlet end during rotation of the separator.
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20 Claims
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1. A fluid handling assembly for a fluid machine, comprising:
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an impeller mounted on a shaft and having an impeller inlet; and a rotary separator mounted on the shaft and having a separator inlet end, a separator outlet end axially spaced apart from the separator inlet end, and an interior separation chamber, wherein the rotary separator is coupled with the impeller such that a fluid within the interior separation chamber flows from the separator outlet end directly into the impeller inlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A fluid handling assembly, comprising:
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an impeller mounted on a shaft and having an impeller inlet and an impeller outlet; a rotary separator mounted on the shaft and having a separator inlet end, a separator outlet end that is axially spaced apart from the separator inlet end and is attached to the impeller inlet, and an interior separation chamber extending between the separator inlet end and the separator outlet end, wherein the rotary separator and the impeller rotate on the shaft as a single unit; and a static separator defined around the rotary separator, fluidly connected with the separator inlet end, and having a static separator inner circumferential surface spaced radially apart from the rotary separator defining an annular passage therebetween, and an annular wall disposed at an axial end of the static separator such that a fluid traveling through the static separator proceeds through the static separator in a first axial direction and is turned by the annular wall to travel through the rotary separator in a second axial direction that opposes the first axial direction.
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