Patent attributes
A compressor for an aircraft engine, has: a dual-impeller having: a first impeller having a first inlet and a first outlet located radially outwardly of the first inlet, and a second impeller rotatable with the first impeller, the second impeller having a second inlet and a second outlet located radially outwardly of the second inlet, the first inlet and the second inlet facing opposite axial directions; and first conduits having first conduit inlets and first conduit outlets, the first conduit inlets fluidly connected to the first outlet of the first impeller, the first conduit outlets fluidly connected to the second inlet of the second impeller; and second conduits having second conduits inlets fluidly connected to the second outlet of the second impeller, a second conduit of the second conduits disposed circumferentially between two adjacent first conduits of the first conduits.
