| 20110318182 | GAS COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOW RATE THEREOF - Provided is a gas compressor with a variable diffuser system capable of suppressing stall and surge. The gas compressor includes i) an impeller fixed to a rotation shaft and having a plurality of blades each including a wing surface and an edge surface on an outer circumferential surface thereof; ii) a shroud surrounding the wing surface; iii) a ring valve installed on a diffuser passage connected with an outlet of the impeller and moving in a direction parallel to the rotation shaft to open and close the diffuser passage; iv) a plurality of veins installed in a circumferential direction of the diffuser passage outside the ring valve in the diffuser passage; and v) an actuator coupled with the ring valve and the plurality of veins to sequentially control movement of the ring valve and rotational angles of the veins. | 12-29-2011 |
