Adjustable rotor support and rotary heat exchanger with such support
AssigneeHeatex AB
InventorsFredrik Ekman, Johan Gidner
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Abstract
An adjustable rotor support with a carrier beam configured to receive a center shaft of a rotor, at least one support brace connected to the carrier beam, and an adjustment arrangement operably connected to the support brace(s). The adjustment arrangement is configured to generate movement of at least one of the support brace(s), movement of the support brace(s) generating movement of the carrier beam along an adjustment axis (A1) perpendicular to a center axis (A2) of the center shaft. The adjustment arrangement is configured to lock the support brace(s) in a position reached through the movement such that the position is maintained by the adjustment arrangement during operation of the rotor.
Claims15
A rotary heat exchanger comprising a rotor, a rotor casing configured to accommodate the rotor, and at least one adjustable rotor support,
- the adjustable rotor support comprising:
- a carrier beam configured to receive a center shaft of the rotor;
- at least one support brace connected to said carrier beam;
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- an adjustment arrangement operably connected to said support brace, said adjustment arrangement being configured to generate movement of at least one of said support brace(s),
- movement of said support brace(s) generating movement of said carrier beam along an adjustment axis (A1) perpendicular to a center axis (A2) of said center shaft, said adjustment arrangement being configured to lock said support brace(s) in a position reached through said movement, said movement being maintained by said adjustment arrangement during operation of said rotor, the movement of said carrier beam along said adjustment axis tilting said rotor relative to a main plane of the rotary heat exchanger and the casing when there is no fluid flow and/or the rotor is stationary,
- the rotor position being adjustable to compensate for any forces applied onto the rotor by oppositely directed fluid streams such that the rotor, during operation, rotates in the plane it was originally intended to rotate in.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.