Rotary phase separator with magnetic bearing
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsAshley Rose Himmelmann, Cory Kaufman, Miguel Frazier, Arjun Nagpal
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Abstract
A rotary phase separator for a space environment includes a housing defining a separator chamber therein and a shaft located along a longitudinal axis of the rotary phase separator and inside the housing. Relative motion between the housing and the shaft about the longitudinal axis urging separation of gas and liquid from a two-phase liquid and gas fluid in the separator chamber. One or more magnetic bearing assemblies are supportive of the shaft relative to the housing.
Claims18
A rotary phase separator for a space environment, comprising:
- a housing defining a separator chamber therein;
- a shaft disposed along a longitudinal axis of the rotary phase separator inside of the housing, relative motion between the housing and the shaft about the longitudinal axis urging separation of gas and liquid from a two-phase liquid and gas fluid in the separator chamber;
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- one or more magnetic bearing assemblies supportive of the shaft relative to the housing.
A rotary phase separator, comprising:
- a housing defining a separator chamber therein;
- a shaft disposed at a longitudinal axis of the rotary phase separator and rotatable about the longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of discs positioned along the shaft and rotatable about the longitudinal axis with the shaft, the plurality of discs configured to urge separation of gas and liquid from a two-phase liquid and gas fluid in the separator chamber;
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- one or more magnetic bearing assemblies supportive of the shaft, each magnetic bearing assembly including
- a bearing rotor element;
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- a bearing stator element magnetically interactive with the bearing rotor element to support the shaft;
- wherein the bearing rotor element is disposed in the housing and the bearing stator element is disposed outside of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.