Thrust bearings to support axial thrust in pumps
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAdam Joseph Wangler, David Raju Yamarthi, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Santosh Kumar Pattnaik
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to dynamically support axial thrust in pumps. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a first thrust pad, a second thrust pad, and a thrust disc between the first thrust pad and the second thrust pad, the thrust disc including a first side adjacent to the first thrust pad. a second side adjacent to the second thrust pad, an outer surface, a first channel extending between the outer surface to the first side, and a second channel extending between the outer surface of the thrust disc to the second side.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a first thrust pad;
- a second thrust pad;
- and
- a thrust disc between the first thrust pad and the second thrust pad, the thrust disc including:
- a first side adjacent to the first thrust pad;
- a second side adjacent to the second thrust pad;
- an outer surface;
- a first channel extending between the outer surface to the first side;
- and
- a second channel extending between the outer surface of the thrust disc to the second side.
An apparatus comprising:
- a shaft;
- a thrust bearing housing including an opening;
- and
- a thrust bearing including:
- a first thrust pad extending from the thrust bearing housing toward the shaft;
- a second thrust pad extending from the thrust bearing housing toward the shaft;
- a thrust disc extending from the shaft, the thrust disc including:
- a first channel including:
- a first end adjacent to the opening;
- and
- a second end adjacent to the first thrust pad;
- and
- a second channel including:
- a third end adjacent to the opening;
- and
- a fourth end adjacent to the first thrust pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.