Patent ID: 8926276
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B23P,F01D,F04D,F05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A turbomachine, comprising: a primary flow path; a first bladed element having a first blade region containing a plurality of first blades in said primary flow path; a second bladed element having a second blade region containing at least one second blade in said primary flow path, wherein said second blade region is located adjacent to and downstream from said first blade region; and a close-coupling flow guide (CCFG) that is designed and configured to, during use, couple a flow field of said first bladed element within said primary flow path with a flow field of said second bladed element within said primary flow path to thereby increase at least one of a work input coefficient and relative impeller diffusions; wherein said first bladed element has a rotational axis and at least one of said plurality of first blades has a trailing edge located at a radius, r