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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2014
Nuovo Pignone Srl, Florence, IT;
Paolo Romanello, Florence, IT;
Stefano Mantellassi, Florence, IT;
Alberto Guglielmo, Florence, IT;
Giuseppe Sassanelli, Florence, IT;
Nuovo Pignone SRL, Florence, IT;
Abstract
A casing for a rotating machine includes an inner surface delimiting an inner volume for housing a rotor of the rotating machine; a first and a second shell that are joined together in a dividable manner, the first and second shell respectively comprising a first and a second split flange having a first and a second split surface contacting each other when the shells are joined together; a plurality of holes on the first and second split flange passing through the first and second split surface for housing a plurality of bolts; a first groove connecting the plurality of holes; a second groove between the first groove and the inner surface of the casing; a first duct and a second duct for circulating a fluid to and from the first and second grooves, respectively.