Housing for a centrifugal fan, pump, or turbine

Details Housing for a centrifugal fan, pump, or turbine Housing for a centrifugal fan, pump, or turbine

2006-07-28

2008-08-26

Look, Edward (Department: 3745)

Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps

Working fluid passage or distributing means associated with...

Casing having tangential inlet or outlet

C415S224000, C415S223000, C415S189000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07416385

ABSTRACT:
A housing for a blower, fan or pump or turbine, the housing adapted to be associated with a rotor adapted in use to cooperate with fluid flowing through the housing wherein the housing comprises a shroud for guiding the fluid moving in association with the rotor, the rotor having at least one vane adapted to cooperate with the fluid to drive or to be driven by the fluid, wherein the shroud is configured to promote vortical flow of the fluid through the housing.

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