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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie—s.r.l., Florence, IT;
Matteo Dozzini, Florence, IT;
Massimiliano Ortiz Neri, Florence, IT;
Duccio Fioravanti, Florence, IT;
Manuele Bigi, Florence, IT;
NUOVO PIGNONE TECNOLOGIE—S.R.L., Florence, IT;
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a turbo-compressor () is provided. The turbo-compressor () includes: a rotor assembly () extending in an axial direction A and comprising at least one impeller () configured for pressurizing a gas; a magnetic bearing () supporting the rotor assembly () on a high-pressure side () of the at least one impeller (); and a cooling passage () configured for directing a first portion of the pressurized gas (P) through a bearing gap () of the magnetic bearing () for cooling the magnetic bearing (). According to a further aspect, a method of operating a turbo-compressor is described.