A bearing arrangement for a drive shaft of a turbo-machine, and a turbo-machine including such a bearing arrangement
AssigneesRobert Bosch GmbH, Danfoss Commercial Compressors
InventorsClement Martignago, Patrice Bonnefoi, Stan Vandesteene, Yves Rosson
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Abstract
The bearing arrangement includes a one-piece gas bearing sleeve (32) configured to rotatably support the drive shaft (4) and made in molybdenum or in a molybdenum alloy, the one-piece gas bearing sleeve (32) including a radial bearing surface (33) configured to Surround the drive shaft (4).
Claims14
A bearing arrangement for a drive shaft (4) of a turbo-machine (2), the bearing arrangement including a radial gas bearing (32) configured to rotatably support the drive shaft (4), the radial gas bearing (32) including a gas bearing sleeve (32.1) having a radial bearing surface (33) configured to surround the drive shaft (4), characterized in that the gas bearing sleeve (32.1) is made of molybdenum or of a molybdenum alloy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.