Patent ID: 6027305
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: F02C,F04D,F05D,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for reduction of a turbulence or velocity defect of a medium entering an input of a rotary machine comprising:a housing forming a passage for routing a main portion of the operating medium to the input of the rotary machine, the passage having an inlet and having an outlet having means for connection to the input of the rotary machine;a plurality of struts for discharging a plurality of streams of a blowing medium into said passage, said plurality of struts arranged within said passage, each of said struts having a leading edge facing the inlet, a trailing edge facing the outlet, a plenum chamber having an input opening, and a plurality of discharging ports, said plurality of discharging ports extending from said plenum chamber to a corresponding plurality of exit ports, each of said exit ports proximal to said trailing edge; andmeans for pumping a quantity of said blowing medium into the input opening of the plenum chamber.