F16C37/007

Systems for a turbocharger

Various methods and systems are provided for a radial turbocharger. In one example, the turbocharger comprises a turbine case housing a turbine wheel and a compressor case housing a compressor wheel, the turbine case including a vaneless turbine nozzle integrated into the turbine case, a bearing case surrounding a shaft connecting the turbine wheel to the compressor wheel and arranged between the turbine case and compressor case, a plurality of long bolts arranged around a circumference of the turbine case, and a plurality of slots arranged around a circumference of the turbine case, a slot length of each slot extending in a radial direction and adapted to receive a dowel pin having a diameter smaller than the slot length, where each dowel pin, via a corresponding slot, couples the bearing case to the turbine case.

Gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer with bearing cooling

A gyroscopic roll stabilizer includes an enclosure, a flywheel assembly, a bearing, a motor, and a bearing cooling circuit. The enclosure is mounted to a gimbal for rotation about a gimbal axis and configured to maintain a below-ambient pressure. The flywheel assembly includes a flywheel and flywheel shaft. The bearing rotatably mounts the flywheel assembly inside the enclosure for rotation about a flywheel axis. The bearing has an inner race and an outer race. The inner race is affixed to the flywheel shaft, and the outer race is held rotationally fixed relative to the enclosure. The motor is operative to rotate the flywheel assembly. The bearing cooling circuit is configured to transfer heat away from the bearing by recirculating cooling fluid along a closed fluid pathway. The gyroscopic roll stabilizer is configured to transfer heat away from the inner and/or outer race of the bearing to the cooling fluid.

Cooling system and method for operating a cooling system

Disclosed is a cooling system comprising a refrigerant cycle for cycling refrigerant from at least a compressor unit for com-pressing gaseous refrigerant to a condenser unit for condensing gaseous refrigerant to liquid refrigerant, from the condenser unit to an evaporator unit for evaporating the liquid refrigerant to gaseous refrigerant, and from the evaporating unit back to the compressor unit, and a lubrication cycle having at least one lubricating refrigerant supply line for providing refrigerant as lubricant to a bearing assembly, wherein the at least one lubricating refrigerant supply line branches off from the refrigerant cycle at the condenser unit for providing refrigerant to the bearing assembly, and re-unites with the refrigerant cycle at the evaporator unit, for feeding back refrigerant from the bearing assembly to the refrigerant cycle.

Liquid injection ring and refrigerant lubricated bearing assembly

The present application relates to a liquid injection ring and a refrigerant lubricated bearing assembly, the liquid injection ring includes a ring body; the ring body is provided with a liquid storage chamber and a plurality of liquid guide holes; the liquid storage chamber is arranged in a circle around the axis of the ring body; the inlets of the liquid guide holes communicate with the liquid storage chamber; the outlets of the liquid guide holes face the end surface of a to-be-lubricated bearing; and the plurality of liquid guide holes are uniformly distributed in a spaced manner along the circumferential direction of the ring body.

Bearing assembly
11473623 · 2022-10-18 · ·

A bearing assembly includes at least two bearings each having an inner ring and outer ring, the inner rings being mounted on a shaft, and a balancing piston being disposed between the two bearings. The balancing piston includes a first part and a second part, the first and second parts each contacting the outer rings of the two bearings in an axial direction. The balancing piston further includes an inlet for directing a pressure fluid between the first and second parts to provide pressure to the first and second parts such that the balancing piston adjusts or exerts axial force on at least one of the two bearings. The balancing piston includes an outlet for directing the pressure fluid to lubricate at least one of the two bearings. Also, the outer diameter of the balancing piston is greater than the outer diameter of the outer rings of the two bearings.

Bearing device
11598369 · 2023-03-07 · ·

Only an outer spacer (33) is cooled by an outer spacer cooling structure, thereby causing a temperature difference between an inner spacer (32) and the outer spacer (33). According to this temperature difference, an inner ring (37) of a bearing (31) is displaced relatively to an outer ring (38) in a direction in which a preload inside the bearing (31) decreases.

DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING OIL FROM A ROLLING BEARING FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE

Devices for distributing oil from a rolling bearing for an aircraft turbine engine include a rolling bearing including two rings, respectively an inner ring and an outer ring, an oil distribution ring configured to be mounted on a turbine engine shaft, said distribution ring including a first outer cylindrical surface for mounting the inner ring of the bearing, an oil recovery scoop supplying a lubricating circuit of the bearing, and an annular track of a dynamic seal. The distribution ring and the track are formed by a single-piece body, and the lubricating circuit is formed in said body and extends into the distribution ring and the track.

COOLING SYSTEM AND WIND POWER GENERATOR SET

A cooling system and a wind power generating set. The cooling system comprises two cooling sub-systems thermally coupled to each other. Each cooling sub-system comprises: a first cooling circuit for cooling a first heat-generating component, a second cooling circuit for cooling a second heat-generating component, a third cooling circuit for cooling a third heat-generating component, a fourth cooling circuit for cooling a fourth heat-generating component, a pump station unit and a heat dissipation unit. The first cooling circuit and the fourth cooling circuit are connected in parallel to form a first branch, the second cooling circuit and the third cooling circuit are connected in parallel to form a second branch, and the first branch and the second branch are connected in parallel, and are connected to the pump station unit and the heat dissipation unit. The cooling system may achieve the fault-tolerant operation of two cooling sub-systems.

Bearing cooling systems and methods for vibratory pile drivers

A bearing cooling system for a vibratory pile driving system comprising at least one housing wall defining at least one bearing opening and at least one bearing assembly supported by the at least one housing wall in the at least one bearing opening. The bearing cooling system comprises a bearing cover plate, a bearing cover seal member, and at least one bearing bolt. The bearing cover plate defines an inner surface having a bearing cover plate seal recess. The bearing cover seal member adapted to be received at least partly within the bearing cover plate seal recess. The at least one bearing bolt is configured to secure the bearing cover plate relative to the at least one housing wall to form at least one contact location at which the bearing cover plate is in contact with at least a portion of the at least one bearing assembly.

BEARING HOUSING
20230107412 · 2023-04-06 ·

A housing for a bearing includes a radially inner annular surface extending around a central axis and adapted to receive a radially outer surface of a bearing, a cooling passage extending through the housing and around the radially inner annular surface, an inlet for fluid to flow into the cooling passage, and an outlet for fluid to flow out of the cooling passage, wherein the cooling passage has a profiled surface.