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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 11/006 (2013.01); F05B 2240/57 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sealing system for sealing a rotatable shaft of an underwater turbine against an entry of seawater includes a first seal support and a second seal support arranged axially adjacent to the first seal support along the shaft and a first seal element supported by the first seal support and a second seal element supported by the second seal support. The first and second seal elements each have an annular seal body and a lip extending from the seal body to a sealing surface on or rotationally fixed to the rotatable shaft, and at least one lubricant-filled chamber exists between the first and second seal supports and the shaft.