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US 2014/0227086 A1Published application
Method And Apparatus For Sealing A Rotating Machine Using Floating Seals
AssigneeFluid Equipment Development Company, LLC
InventorsJason B. HUNT, Ryan KITZMILLER
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Abstract
A fluid machine has a housing and a rotating portion that rotates relative to and is at least partially disposed within the housing. The housing is coupled to a seal assembly comprising a plurality of seal channels having a plurality of seal rings. Each of the plurality of seal channels comprises a respective one of the plurality of seal rings.
Claims13
A fluid machine comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a rotating portion rotating at least partially disposed within the housing;
- said housing coupled to a seal assembly comprising a plurality of seal channels and a plurality of seal rings, each of the plurality of seal channels comprising a respective one of the plurality of seal rings.
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A method of sealing a rotating portion of a fluid machine to a housing;
- providing a plurality of seal rings in respective seal channels of a seal assembly;
- sealing a lateral edge of the seal against a surface of the rotating portion;
- sealing a radially extending surface of the seal ring against a respective sealing surface of the seal channel;
- moving the rotating portion relative to the seal assembly;
- and
- moving the seal rings within the seal channels to compensate for moving the rotating portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.