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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jack Rondot, Meylan, FR;
Severin Casacci, La Tronche, FR;
Assignee:
NEYRPIC, Grenoble, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415111 ; 415500 ;
Abstract
A hydrostatic bearing supplied with pressurized water positioned as a seal between the shaft of a pump-turbine and a suction bend adjacent the lower end of the shaft. The hydrostatic bearing replaces the conventional labyrinth joint usually located above the lower shaft bearing, and may additionally replace the lower bearing itself.