Patent ID: 11953013
Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. A gas removal device configured to be coupled to an inlet of a centrifugal pump, the gas removal device comprising:
a tubular element having a first axial end and a second axial end and a flow channel between the first and second axial ends;
static vanes extending radially from an inner wall of the flow channel toward the center of the flow channel, the static vanes including gas collecting openings connected to gas channels extending through the vanes, the gas removal device is configured to be located axially upstream of an impeller of the centrifugal pump,
wherein the gas collecting openings are disposed at a trailing edge of a respective vane, and/or the gas collecting openings are provided at a backside of the respective vane, with respect to a flow direction when in use.