| US 7,600,961 B2 | ||
| Fluid transfer controllers having a rotor assembly with multiple sets of rotor blades arranged in proximity and about the same hub component and further having barrier components configured to form passages for routing fluid through the multiple sets of rotor blades | ||
| Shaaban A. Abdallah, Cincinnati, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to Macro-Micro Devices, Inc., Dallas, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/322,100. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0154304 A1, Jul. 05, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F01D 3/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 415—1 [415/56.5; 415/57.1; 415/57.2; 415/58.4; 415/100; 415/126; 415/199.1] | 43 Claims |
| 27. A method for transporting fluid through a fluid transfer controller, comprising:
drawing fluid axially into a fluid inlet of the fluid transfer controller;
routing at least a partial amount of the drawn fluid through a gate disposed within the fluid inlet to bypass a first set
of rotor blades of a rotor assembly of the fluid transfer controller;
moving the bypassed fluid radially through a second set of blades of the rotor assembly; and
dispensing the fluid through an outlet of the fluid transfer controller subsequent to moving the bypassed fluid radially through
the second set of blades.
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