Title:
FLUIDICS-BALANCED FLUID BEARING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005017375
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Radial loads and vibrations and axial loads on a rotor are balanced by a fluid bearing controlled by a self-regulating system that supplies fluid flow or pressure to the gap between the rotor and stator in response to signals of imbalance generated in the machinery itself. The resulting balancing force is thus created by fluidics, and in certain embodiments the sensing circuit is fluidics-based as well. This system provides enhanced flexibility and response time relative to conventional fluid bearings.
Inventors:
HAMKE ROLF E
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/040099
Publication Date:
September 01, 2005
Filing Date:
December 15, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AEROJET GENERAL CO (US)
International Classes:
F01D3/04; F01D25/16; F16C32/06; (IPC1-7): F16C32/06
Foreign References:
| US5356225A | 1994-10-18 | |||
| US5064297A | 1991-11-12 | |||
| US6547438B2 | 2003-04-15 |
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