Rotary phase separator with magnetic bearing
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsAshley Rose Himmelmann, Cory Kaufman, Miguel Frazier, Arjun Nagpal
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Abstract
A rotary phase separator for a space environment includes a housing defining a separator chamber therein and a shaft located along a longitudinal axis of the rotary phase separator and inside the housing. Relative motion between the housing and the shaft about the longitudinal axis urging separation of gas and liquid from a two-phase liquid and gas fluid in the separator chamber. One or more magnetic bearing assemblies are supportive of the shaft relative to the housing.
Claims17
A rotary phase separator for a space environment, comprising:
- a housing defining a separator chamber therein;
- a shaft disposed along a longitudinal axis of the rotary phase separator inside of the housing, relative motion between the housing and the shaft about the longitudinal axis urging separation of gas and liquid from a two-phase liquid and gas fluid in the separator chamber;
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- one or more magnetic bearing assemblies supportive of the shaft relative to the housing;
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- a plurality of discs positioned along the shaft and rotatable about the longitudinal axis with the shaft, the plurality of discs disposed in the separation chamber and configured to urge separation of the gas and liquid from the two-phase liquid and gas fluid in the separator chamber.
A rotary phase separator, comprising:
- a housing defining a separator chamber therein;
- a shaft disposed at a longitudinal axis of the rotary phase separator and rotatable about the longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of discs positioned along the shaft and rotatable about the longitudinal axis with the shaft, the plurality of discs disposed in the separation chamber and configured to urge separation of gas and liquid from a two-phase liquid and gas fluid in the separator chamber;
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- one or more magnetic bearing assemblies supportive of the shaft, each magnetic bearing assembly including
- a bearing rotor element;
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- a bearing stator element magnetically interactive with the bearing rotor element to support the shaft;
- wherein the bearing rotor element is disposed in the housing and the bearing stator element is disposed outside of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.