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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Gabriele Mariotti, Florence, IT;
Massimo Camatti, Pistoia, IT;
Bugra Han Ertas, Houston, TX (US);
Sergio Palomba, Florence, IT;
Inventors:
Gabriele Mariotti, Florence, IT;
Massimo Camatti, Pistoia, IT;
Bugra Han Ertas, Houston, TX (US);
Sergio Palomba, Florence, IT;
Assignee:
Nuovo Pignone S.P.A., Florence, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/056 (2006.01); F04D 29/057 (2006.01); F04D 29/059 (2006.01); F04D 29/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/056 (2013.01); F04D 29/057 (2013.01); F04D 29/059 (2013.01); F04D 29/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A centrifugal compressor includes a rotor assembly with a shaft and a plurality of impellers, bearings located at ends of the shaft and configured to support the rotor assembly, a sealing mechanism disposed between the rotor assembly and the bearings, and a gas bearing disposed between the plurality of impellers for supporting the shaft and receiving a working gas from an impeller downstream from a location of the gas bearing.