| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rotor that provides a cost effective and reliable method for increasing an efficiency in performance of a supersonic compressor system. <P>SOLUTION: A supersonic compressor rotor includes: a rotor disk 48 including a body extending between a radially inner surface 56 and a radially outer surface 58; and a plurality of vanes 46 coupled to the body, and extending outwardly from the rotor disk, wherein adjacent vanes form a pair and are oriented such that a flow channel is defined between each pair of adjacent vanes, the flow channel extends between an inlet opening and an outlet opening, and at least one supersonic compression ramp is positioned within the flow channel. The supersonic compression ramp is configured to condition a fluid being channeled through the flow channel such that the fluid is characterized by a first velocity at the inlet opening and a second velocity at the outlet opening, each of the first velocity and the second velocity being supersonic with respect to the rotor disk surfaces. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
