Fluid machine

US8944757B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8944757-B2
Application numberUS-201113229359-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 9, 2011
Priority dateSep 13, 2010
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A fluid machine of an embodiment includes a sealing portion formed of an annular minute gap between a runner band of a runner configuring a rotating portion and a sealing liner which is a stationary portion and arranged in opposition to the runner band. A groove having a quadrangular cross-sectional shape is formed circumferentially on a surface of the sealing liner configuring the sealing portion. In a cross section perpendicular to a groove forming direction of the groove, an angle θ, formed between a side WU of the groove on the most upstream side with respect to the flowing direction of the leakage flow and a side W 0 of the groove which is on an extended line of the surface of the sealing liner, is determined to be 15° or more and 40° or less.

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What is claimed is: 1. A fluid machine, comprising: a rotating portion having a plurality of blades and an annular member disposed circumferentially at one end of the blades, the annular member having an annular wall portion; a stationary portion arranged in opposition to the annular member, the stationary portion having a stationary wall portion in opposition to the annular wall portion; a sealing portion formed of an annular minute gap between the rotating portion and the st…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F03B3/02Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

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What does patent US8944757B2 cover?
A fluid machine of an embodiment includes a sealing portion formed of an annular minute gap between a runner band of a runner configuring a rotating portion and a sealing liner which is a stationary portion and arranged in opposition to the runner band. A groove having a quadrangular cross-sectional shape is formed circumferentially on a surface of the sealing liner configuring the sealing port…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kawajiri Hideyuki, Nakagawa Naritoshi, Toshiba Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F03B3/02. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).