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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1998
Mihajlo Bothien, Waldshut-Tiengen, DE;
Joachim Bremer, Zurich, CH;
Jurg Greber, Wettingen, CH;
Markus Loos, Baden, CH;
Ulf Christian Muller, Kirchdorf, CH;
Dirk Wunderwald, Baden, CH;
Asea Brown Boveri AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
The object of the invention is to provide an improved method for sealing off the separating gap, formed between a rotor and a stator, in a non-contacting manner, with which method the service life of the components involved can be increased. In addition, an arrangement for carrying out the method is to be shown. According to the invention, this is achieved in that the flow layers (35, 36), having different circumferential velocities, of the working fluid (18) are divided after the choking action into a first partial flow (35') having a high circumferential velocity and a second partial flow (36') having a low circumferential velocity, the first partial flow (35') is merely deflected, only the second partial flow (36') is swirled and is finally directed parallel to the deflected first partial flow (35') into the latter. To this end, the opposing surface (24) of the choke point (22) is designed as a flow divider for the working fluid (18). The vortex chamber (23) adjoins the flow divider (24) and is arranged further upstream than the feed duct (29) for the next sealing element (21).