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/Hybrid Shroud Impeller
Abstract

A hybrid shroud impeller including a hub having a first and a second axial end; the hub including an outer surface formed radially opposite a hub bore; a full blade extending radially from the outer surface; a splitter blade extending radially from the outer surface adjacent to the full blade; a bleed feature formed in a casing; a partial shroud integrally formed with a portion of the full blade and the splitter blade opposite the outer surface of the hub; a flow path formed between the outer surface of the hub, a shroud inner surface of the partial shroud and a blade surface of each of the full blade and the splitter blade; and the flow path extending from an inlet proximate the first axial end and an outlet proximate the second axial end; the partial shroud extends from the inlet to the bleed feature.

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What is claimed is:

A hybrid shroud impeller including a hub having a first and a second axial end; the hub including an outer surface formed radially opposite a hub bore; a full blade extending radially from the outer surface; a splitter blade extending radially from the outer surface adjacent to the full blade; a bleed feature formed in a casing; a partial shroud integrally formed with a portion of the full blade and the splitter blade opposite the outer surface of the hub; a flow path formed between the outer surface of the hub, a shroud inner surface of the partial shroud and a blade surface of each of the full blade and the splitter blade; and the flow path extending from an inlet proximate the first axial end and an outlet proximate the second axial end; the partial shroud extends from the inlet to the bleed feature.
Timeline
Filed
02/19/2026
Published
06/25/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(3)
F04D 29/52:for axial pumps
F04D 29/32:for axial-flow pumps
F04D 29/38:Blades