Patent ID: 8333557
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: F01D,F05D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a first member with a flow diverting member extending from a surface thereof; and a second member disposed proximate to the first member with a clearance gap area defined between a surface of the second member and a distal end of the flow diverting member such that a fluid path, along which fluid flows from an upstream section, which lacks a gap area between the surface of the second member and the distal end of the flow diverting member of similar dimension as the clearance gap area, and through the clearance gap area, is formed between the surfaces of the first and second members, the second member being formed to define in the upstream section lacking the gap area of similar dimension as the clearance gap area: dual vortex chambers in which the fluid is directed to flow in vortex patterns prior to being permitted to flow through the clearance gap area.