Patent ID: 6641369
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: F04C

Abstract:
A liquid ring compressor comprising:a cylindrical casing having a first wall with an inner surface and an opposed second wall with an inner surface; an impeller contained within said casing, an axis of said impeller being offset from an axis of the cylindrical casing; a distribution plate having a useful diameter, a portion of said distribution plate being arranged between said inner surface of said first wall and said inner surface of said opposed second wall, said portion constituting said useful diameter of said distribution plate; and a relative closure cover provided at least on one end of the cylindrical casing, outside of said distribution plate, the distribution plate comprising a suction aperture, a discharge aperture and a feed aperture for passage of an operating liquid, wherein said suction aperture and said discharge aperture have sharp edges, and wherein a ratio of said useful diameter of said distribution plate to a thickness of said distribution plate is greater than 50, and wherein a plurality of ribs support and maintain said distribution plate planar.