An electric water pump including a rotor assembly, wherein the rotor assembly includes an iron core body having a central through-hole, a plurality of magnetic plates disposed inside the iron core body, a first plastic coating layer for enclosing the iron core body, and a second plastic coating layer. At least one protruding rib is provided on a top surface and/or a bottom surface of the first plastic coating layer, a recess matching the protruding rib is provided on the second plastic coating layer, and the first plastic coating layer can drive the second plastic coating layer to rotate relative to an axis of the central through-hole of the iron core body.

In a guide vane according to an embodiment of the invention, where in a section perpendicular to a guide vane rotation axis, a curvature of a contour line forming a runner side vane surface of the guide vane is referred to as a positive curvature when the contour line is formed to be convex, while the curvature of the contour line is referred to as a negative curvature when the contour line is formed to be concave, a negative curvature portion where the curvature of the contour line becomes negative is provided on the runner side vane surface. The negative curvature portion is formed from an upper end portion to a lower end portion of the runner side vane surface.

A water-cooled compressor housing assembly for a turbocharger includes a compressor housing that defines an open-ended cavity extending axially downstream into the compressor housing, and a separately formed cover that is affixed to the compressor housing so as to close the open end of the cavity and thereby define a coolant passage for a liquid coolant to be circulated through. A coolant inlet and a coolant outlet are provided for supplying coolant into and exhausting coolant from the coolant passage. The compressor housing has a simplified geometry that is manufacturable by sand casting without needed a sand core for the coolant passage, or by die casting.

A water pump with an impeller driven by an electrical machine comprising a housing cap and a volute with an inlet) and an outlet and a boot hosting a stator and a rotor of the electrical machine, wherein the rotor is mounted on a fixed shaft in the water pump having a bushing rotatable mounted on the shaft.

An impeller includes a hub, and a plurality of blades supported by the hub, the blades being arranged in at least .two blade rows. The impeller has a deployed configuration in which the blades extend away from the hub, and a stored configuration in which at least one of the blades is radially compressed, for example by folding the blade towards the hub. The impeller may also have an operational configuration in which at least some of the blades are deformed from the deployed configuration upon rotation of the impeller when in the deployed configuration. The outer edge of one or more blades may have a winglet, and the base of the blades may have an associated indentation to facilitate folding of the blades.

An impeller includes a hub, and a plurality of blades supported by the hub, the blades being arranged in at least .two blade rows. The impeller has a deployed configuration in which the blades extend away from the hub, and a stored configuration in which at least one of the blades is radially compressed, for example by folding the blade towards the hub. The impeller may also have an operational configuration in which at least some of the blades are deformed from the deployed configuration upon rotation of the impeller when in the deployed configuration. The outer edge of one or more blades may have a winglet, and the base of the blades may have an associated indentation to facilitate folding of the blades.

An accelerated and/or redirected flow arrangement, optimally serving as a wildlife and/or debris excluder (WDE), is used in combination with a turbine-like device having an inlet end and an outlet end for fluid flowing therethrough, e.g., a hydro-turbine. The arrangement includes at least a forward part designed to be placed in front of a fluid inlet of a turbine-like device and configured to produce at least one of the following effects on the fluid: (a) imparting a re-direction of the fluid; and/or (b) accelerating the flow velocity of the fluid, as it flows through the forward part. Turbine-like devices having both a forward part and a rearward part of flow arrangement are disclosed, as well as a method of enhancing turbine performance.

In a guide vane according to an embodiment of the invention, where in a section perpendicular to a guide vane rotation axis, a curvature of a contour line forming a runner side vane surface of the guide vane is referred to as a positive curvature when the contour line is formed to be convex, while the curvature of the contour line is referred to as a negative curvature when the contour line is formed to be concave, a negative curvature portion where the curvature of the contour line becomes negative is provided on the runner side vane surface. The negative curvature portion is formed from an upper end portion to a lower end portion of the runner side vane surface.

Embodiments of systems and methods for air recovery are disclosed. The diverted pressurized air may be used to supply a hydrostatic purge to the unutilized portion of a turbine engine fuel manifold circuit to ensure that exhaust gases from the utilized side of the fuel manifold circuit do not enter the portion of the alternative fuel manifold circuit rack. The assembly used to remove compressor section pressurized air may include a flow control orifice, line pressure measuring instrumentation, non-return valves, isolation valves and hard stainless-steel tubing assemblies. In some embodiments, a turbine compressor section diverter system may include a small air receiver used to increase the volume of air supplying the manifold to aid in potential pressure and flow disruptions from a turbine engine compressor section.

A centrifugal pump includes a selectable regenerative style pumping element, including a regenerative pump rotor and at least one side wall flow channel formed by a rotating disc. The regenerative pumping element is selectable between a first state in which the disc does not rotate with the impeller and a second state in which the disc rotates with the impeller.