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Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008

Filed:

May. 31, 2006
Applicants:

Mingfong Hwang, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Arun Kumar, Chandler, AZ (US);

Albert G. Selder, Gilbert, AZ (US);

William A. Facinelli, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Louie T. Gaines, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Mingfong Hwang, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Arun Kumar, Chandler, AZ (US);

Albert G. Selder, Gilbert, AZ (US);

William A. Facinelli, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Louie T. Gaines, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 11/00 (2006.01); B63H 11/103 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A seal pressure vent system for a waterjet propulsion apparatus including a water intake section and a pumping unit. The pumping unit is designed such that in operation the seal pressure vent system provides a fluidic path for the flow of high pressure water away from a lip seal assembly toward a near ambient pressure region. The seal vent system includes a plurality of fluid passageways formed in a stator structure in conjunction with a water barrier ring, a tail cone including an extended flange, or a modified stator web structure.


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