A bearing assembly, such as for a wind turbine or a tidal turbine including a tower and a nacelle, includes a lower part that is attachable to the tower, an upper part that is attachable to the nacelle, a bearing that rotatably couples the lower part to the upper part to allow rotation of the nacelle with respect to the tower, and a brake mechanism configured to selectively prevent relative rotation of the upper part and the lower part. The brake mechanism includes a brake disc and a brake caliper.

A tidal current energy generating device includes an outer frame (1), at least two inner frames (2), at least two mounting shafts (4), a driving unit (6), at least four horizontal-axis hydraulic generators (3), and at least six bearings (5). The at least two inner frames (2) are separably disposed in the outer frame (1), respectively. The at least two mounting shafts (4) are rotatablely disposed in the two inner frames (2), respectively, and the axial direction of the at least two mounting shafts (4) is perpendicular to the horizontal plane. The driving unit (6) is connected with the at least two mounting shafts (4) to drive the mounting shafts (4) to rotate. Every two horizontal-axis hydraulic generators (3) are fixed at one mounting shaft (4) and are disposed in the same inner frame (2). The at least four horizontal-axis hydraulic generators (3) change directions with the rotating of the mounting shaft (4). Every three bearings (3) are sleeved on one mounting shaft (4), and the three bearings (5) on one mounting shaft (4) are disposed on the two sides and the center of the two horizontal-axis hydraulic generators (3), respectively. The tidal current energy generating device can be maintained or replaced conveniently and can extend deeply in the sea.

A technique facilitates operation of a pump, such as a submersible pump in an electric submersible pumping system. The pump has a sequential diffuser and impeller which are operationally engaged via a thrust device. In some embodiments, the diffuser and impeller also are operationally engaged via a front seal. A bypass channel is used to route a flow of fluid from a tip region of the impeller to an inlet region of the impeller without passing through the thrust device during operation of the pump.

Provided is a nacelle for a wind driven power plant, the nacelle including a nacelle bottom cover, wherein the nacelle bottom cover includes two or more segments, each of the segments being configured to contain a respective predefined maximum volume of a liquid in a receptacle in a case of leakage, and wherein the respective receptacles are configured to collectively contain a total volume that corresponds to a total amount of liquids in the wind driven power plant, in particular a total amount of lubricating oils and/or cooling liquids in the wind driven power plant. Also provided is a wind driven power plant including the nacelle and a wind park including a plurality of the wind driven power plants.

A wind turbine includes a nacelle with a main bearing tilted with its rotation axis towards the horizontal axis and including an inner and outer ring, wherein the main bearing is a slide bearing and the inner ring is stationary while the outer ring rotates, with the main bearing being lubricated, and with the outer ring including a first and a second sealing means, wherein the first sealing means is due to the tilt of the main bearing lower than the second sealing means, wherein a stationary leakage lubrication fluid collection means is provided adapted for collecting lubrication fluid, wherein the outer ring is provided with one or more axial bores connecting a leakage lubrication fluid collection area to the leakage lubrication fluid collection means and wherein each sealing means includes a groove accommodating a sealing element and a sealing element carrier ring.

A Wind turbine (100) with a rotor bearing (1) is proposed, wherein drainage chambers (7) on both sides of the rotor bearing (1) are connected to each other via a plurality of channels (5) traversing an outer ring (2) of the rotor bearing (1), which are distributed over the circumference of the outer ring (2) and that an axis (A) of the rotor bearing (1) is arranged at an angle in the range of 2° to 10° to the horizontal line (H) for promoting a flow of leakage oil through the channels (5).

The invention relates to a gas-lubricated mechanical seal arrangement using a gaseous fluid as a barrier medium, comprising a mechanical seal comprising a rotating slide ring (2) and a stationary slide ring (3) defining a seal gap (4) therebetween, a biasing means (5) biasing the stationary slide ring (3) towards the rotating slide ring (2), a fluid space (6), into which the gaseous fluid can be introduced, a first slide ring carrier (20) for retaining the rotating slide ring (2), the first slide ring carrier (20) having a first axial surface (21), a second slide ring carrier (30) for retaining the stationary slide ring (3), the second slide ring carrier (30) having a second axial surface (31), the second slide ring (30) and the stationary slide ring (3) being arranged together on a displacement surface (32) so as to be displaceable in the axial direction (X-X), an axial gap (7), which is limited by the first axial surface (21) and the second axial surface (31), and an antechamber (8) which is formed at the sealing gap (4) of the mechanical seal and which is connected to the fluid space (6) via the axial gap (7).

A centrifugal pump, and components thereof, operable at high speeds, is described under the present disclosure. A hard polymer sleeve can be applied to certain surfaces of a seal casing within the pump. If the sleeve is applied along surfaces near the center shaft, then the hard polymer will withstand the forces and pressures of the system. The hard polymer might not be used along the outer diameter, farther from the shaft, because velocities are higher the further out one goes. The current disclosure allows for the use of fluoropolymer in the lining sleeve. The benefits of fluoropolymer have been unavailable in high speed centrifugal pumps because the forces are too great on the periphery of the seal casing. However, the lower speeds along the interior, near the shaft, allow fluoropolymer to be used.

Various embodiments include gas turbine seals and methods of forming such seals. In some cases, a turbine includes: a first arcuate component adjacent to a second arcuate component, each arcuate component including one or more slots located in an end face, each of the one or more slots having a plurality of axial surfaces and radially facing surfaces extending from opposite ends of the axial surfaces and a seal assembly disposed in the slot. The seal assembly including a backup intersegment seal disposed in the slot on a high-pressure side of the slot and a shim seal disposed in the slot over the backup intersegment seal and covering the backup intersegment seal on a low-pressure side of the slot. The shim seal including one or more shim seal segments and having a gap formed between each of the one or more shim seal segments.

The centrifugal turbo-compressor (2) includes a hermetic casing; a drive shaft (6); a first and a second compression stage (12, 13) configured to compress a refrigerant and respectively including a first and a second impeller (18, 19) connected to the drive shaft (6) and being arranged in a back-to-back configuration; an interstage sealing device provided between the first and second impellers (18, 19). The hermetic casing includes a main casing portion (4) in which are arranged the first and second compression stages (12, 13) and the inter-stage sealing device. The first and second compression stage (12, 13) respectively includes a first and a second aerodynamic member (29, 31) each having an annular disc shape and respectively facing front-sides (21, 22) of the first and second impellers (18, 19).