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US 8,061,982 B2Granted
Fluid intake assembly
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorPhilip Twell
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Abstract
A fluid intake assembly adapted for use with a turbo-machine is provided. The fluid intake assembly provides an efficient fluid inlet assembly including a casing adapted to guide fluid into the turbo-machine. The casing includes an inner wall, the inner wall having a lining of a resin infused composite material. A method of producing a fluid intake assembly for use with a turbo-machine is also provided.
Claims17
A fluid intake assembly used with a turbo-machine, comprising:
- a casing that guides a fluid into a compressor of the turbo-machine,
- wherein a casing material is spheroidal graphite iron, and
- wherein the casing comprises an inner wall, the inner wall including a lining of a resin infused composite material, and
- wherein the lining is created by an infusion process directly onto the inner wall of the casing.
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A method of producing a fluid intake assembly for use with a turbo-machine, comprising:
- providing a casing of the fluid intake assembly as a first mould, the casing guides a fluid into a compressor of the turbo-machine;
- providing a temporary structure inline with an inner wall of the casing which acts as a second mould, wherein the first mould and the second mould form a mould cavity between the inner wall and the second mould;
- providing a composite material in the mould cavity;
- infusing a resin in the composite material;
- and
- removing the second mould when the resin is cured to produce a lining of the resin infused composite material on the inner wall of the casing,
- wherein a casing material is spheroidal graphite iron.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.