US5540546A
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Radial slot in a turbo-machine
Assignee: KSB AG
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Filing: 1994-04-25
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Granted: 1996-07-30
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Expires: 2014-04-25
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus comprises a rotatable shaft. A bush has a circumference with the bush being disposed about the shaft. The bush has a plurality of openings disposed throughout the circumference. Each of the plurality of openings is spaced from the remaining openings. A slot, having a first end and a second end, is disposed between the shaft and the bush. The first end is exposed to fluid having a first pressure. The second end is exposed to fluid having a second pressure which is less than the first pressure. The plurality of openings is exposed to fluid having a third pressure which is less than the first pressure and greater than the second pressure such that fluid flowing from the plurality of openings into the slot exits exclusively from the second end of the slot.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean C. Bouricet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 13:28
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C32/00; F16C32/06; F16C32/0629; F16C32/064; F01; F01D; F01D11/00; F01D11/02; F01D11/04; F01D3/00; F01D3/04; F01D5/00; F01D5/02; F01D5/10; F04; F04D; F04D29/00; F04D29/08; F04D29/10; F04D29/106; F04D29/108; F04D29/66; F04D29/669; F16C2360/00; F16C2360/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
An apparatus comprising: a rotatable shaft; a bush having a circumference, said bush being disposed about said shaft, said bush having a plurality of openings disposed throughout said circumference, each of said plurality of openings being spaced from the remaining openings; a slot, having a first end and a second end, being disposed between said shaft and said bush, said first end being exposed to fluid having a first pressure, said second end being exposed to fluid having a second pressure which is less than said first pressure; wherein said plurality of openings being exposed to fluid having a third pressure which is less than said first pressure and greater than said second pressure such that fluid flowing from said plurality of openings into said slot exits exclusively from said second end of said slot.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
135 words
An apparatus comprising: a rotatable shaft; a bush having a circumference, said bush being disposed about said shaft, said bush having a plurality of openings disposed throughout said circumference, each of said plurality of openings being spaced from the remaining openings; a slot, having a first end and a second end, being disposed between said shaft and said bush, said first end being exposed to fluid having a first pressure, said second end being exposed to fluid having a second pressure which is less than said first pressure; wherein said plurality of openings being exposed to fluid having a third pressure which is less than said first pressure and greater than said second pressure such that fluid flowing from said plurality of openings into said slot exits exclusively from said second end of said slot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said shaft comprises a load-relief element rotating with said shaft and having at least one section in the form of a piston, said bush being non-rotatable, wherein a flow from the first end is adjacent to a rotor, as a high-pressure region, through the slot into the second end that is adjacent to a pump-inlet as a low-pressure region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the flow from the plurality of openings is branched off outside the rotor-side space from a region whose pressure is elevated relative to an uninfluenced pressure in the slot at a point of the termination of the openings into the slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of openings in the bush are disposed such that they terminate in a center region of the slot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of openings in the bush are radial holes uniformly distributed along the circumference.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flow from the plurality of openings is received from a pressure housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of openings lie in a plane perpendicular to a center axis of the shaft.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of openings are disposed at an axial distance from one another in a plurality of planes that are perpendicular to a center axis of the shaft.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a centrifugal pump is connected to said shaft.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said centrifugal pump is disposed at a 200 m transport height.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flow from the plurality of openings is received from a pressure connection piece of a turbo-machine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein fluid at said third pressure enters said plurality of openings, and flows from said plurality of openings into said slot.
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