Static gas thrust bearing

A centrifugal compressor comprising:

• an input configured to receive a low pressure fluid;
• a first compressor for receiving the low pressure fluid from the input, for compressing the low pressure fluid to generate a pressurized fluid and for coupling a first portion of the pressurized fluid to a first output and a second portion of the pressurized fluid to a first thrust bearing intake;
• a first thrust bearing including a first bearing plate rigidly affixed to a compressor housing and a first bearing runner rigidly affixed to a first rotational shaft of the first compressor, wherein the first bearing plate includes a first plurality of feeding holes for coupling the second portion of the pressurized fluid from the first thrust bearing intake to a first interface between the first bearing plate and the first bearing runner such that the first bearing plate and the first bearing runner are separated by the second portion of the pressurized fluid during a rotation of the first compressor, and
• an electric motor for rotating the first rotational shaft of the first compressor to rotate a first impeller within the first compressor and wherein the low pressure fluid is routed from the input, through the electric motor to the first compressor.