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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING AXIAL THRUST IN ROTARY MACHINES AND A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP USING SAME
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING AXIAL THRUST IN ROTARY MACHINES AND A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP USING SAME
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机译:减少旋转机械中轴向推力和离心泵的方法和装置
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A method and device for reducing or eliminating axial thrust in a rotary machine such as a centrifugal pump or compressor by altering the fluid pressure in a cavity formed between a rotor and a housing. The device contains a disk placed along the rotor for subdividing the fluid in the cavity in such a way that all annular gap leakage flow is channeled and pumped through the space between that disk and the rotor from the center of the pump towards the periphery. As a result, the pressure in the cavity is altered to reduce and control the axial thrust on the rotor which becomes independent of the wear state of the shaft seals. In another embodiment, the step of flow subdividing is achieved by providing a set of braking vanes along the periphery of the cavity for reducing the rotational speed of the fluid coming from the cavity as well as from the annular gap and a stationary disk placed along the interior wall of the housing for directing the radial flow of that fluid towards the center of the pump.
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