Patent ID: 8079808
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: F04D,F05D

Abstract:
1. A compressor assembly having a fluid inlet positioned to facilitate the passage of a fluid, the compressor assembly comprising: a compressor housing defining a compressor inlet; an impeller rotatably supported at least partially within the compressor housing, the impeller including an inducer portion; a fluid treatment member disposed adjacent the compressor housing and between the compressor inlet and the inducer portion; and an inlet vane assembly disposed adjacent the impeller and spaced apart from the compressor inlet such that the inlet vane assembly is between the impeller and the fluid treatment member, the inlet vane assembly including a plurality of vanes, each of the vanes movable between a first closed position, a second fully open position, and a third over-rotated position to control the quantity of fluid and the sense of rotation of the fluid that passes to the impeller, wherein the fluid passes directly from the inlet vane assembly to the impeller and from the impeller to the fluid treatment member.