Patent ID: 11923585
Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 1:
2. The inlet header of claim 1, wherein:
the outer end of the inlet header defines a header inlet flow area;
the inner end of the inlet header defines a header outlet flow area;
the first intermediate end defines a first flow area;
the second intermediate end defines a second flow area;
the third intermediate end defines a third flow area; and
the inlet header defines one or more of:
a first ratio of width to height of the second flow area that is between 20 and 25;
a second ratio of height of the second flow area to height of the third flow area that is between 0.25 and 0.75;
a third ratio of the second flow area to the first flow area that is between 1.5 and 2;
a fourth ratio of the second flow area to the third flow area that is between 3.5 and 4;
a fifth ratio of the header outlet flow area to the third flow area that is between 1.25 and 1.75;
a sixth ratio of the header inlet flow area to the header outlet flow area that is between 8 and 15; or
a seventh ratio of an overall length of the inlet header to the inlet header diameter that is between 3 and 7.