Seal assembly for machinery housing
AssigneesUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University, Agricultural and Mechanical College
InventorsLyndon Scott Stephens, Kevin W. Kelly
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Abstract
A seal assembly for a machinery housing includes a seal ring having a micro heat exchanger and a gland plate for securing the seal ring to the machinery housing. The gland plate includes a cooling fluid port in communication with the micro heat exchanger.
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A seal assembly for intended use in a machinery housing including a rotating drive shaft, comprising:
- a rotary seal ring contacting
- a stationary seal ring having a micro heat exchanger;
- and
- a gland plate securing said stationary seal ring to said machinery housing, said gland plate including a first cooling fluid port in communication with said micro heat exchanger.
A seal assembly for a machinery housing including a shaft comprising:
- a rotary seal ring contacting
- a stationary seal ring having a micro heat exchanger and an opening;
- a gland plate for securing said seal ring to said machinery housing, said gland plate including a port for introducing a cooling fluid to the micro heat exchanger and an adaptor ring in the opening;
- wherein the adaptor ring and stationary seal ring together define a space adjacent the shaft for receiving the cooling fluid from the micro heat exchanger.
A seal assembly for a machinery housing, comprising:
- a rotary seal ring contacting
- a stationary seal ring having a micro heat exchanger;
- and
- a gland plate for securing said stationary seal ring to said machinery housing and contacting the seal ring on at least three sides, said gland plate including a first cooling fluid port in communication with said micro heat exchanger.
A seal assembly for a machinery housing, comprising:
- a rotary seal ring contacting
- a stationary seal ring having a micro heat exchanger and including a distribution annulus, a collection annulus, and an array of collection ports connecting the distribution annulus to the collection annulus;
- and
- a gland plate for securing said stationary seal ring to said machinery housing, said gland plate including a first cooling fluid port in communication with the collection ports of said stationary seal ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.