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Rotary machine having grooves for control of fluid dynamics

  • US 8,684,685 B2
  • Filed: 10/20/2010
  • Issued: 04/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a rotary machine comprising;

    a stator;

    a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator;

    a plurality of axial grooves disposed along a circumference of the stator or the rotor;

    a plurality of blade segments disposed along the circumference, wherein each blade segment of the plurality of blade segments comprises a blade coupled to a mounting base; and

    a plurality of non-uniform blade mounting adapters each disposed between a respective axial groove of the plurality of axial grooves and a respective mounting base of the plurality of blade segments, wherein the plurality of blade segments has a non-uniform blade spacing about the circumference.

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