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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2009
Robert Small, Williamsville, NY (US);
Robert Kolodziej, Varysburg, NY (US);
Edward Czechowski, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Nathan Vetter, Depew, NY (US);
Robert Small, Williamsville, NY (US);
Robert Kolodziej, Varysburg, NY (US);
Edward Czechowski, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Nathan Vetter, Depew, NY (US);
Ingersoll-Rand Company, Davidson, NC (US);
Abstract
Provided in some embodiments is a gas compression system that includes a gas compressor having a drive shaft, an impeller drive shaft magnetically coupled to the drive shaft, and a shroud disposed between the drive shaft and the impeller drive shaft. In other embodiments provided is method that includes magnetically coupling a first drive shaft to a second drive shaft, receiving a rotational torque at the first drive shaft, transmitting the rotational torque from the first drive shaft to the second drive shaft via the magnetic coupling, and rotating a gas compressor impeller coupled to the second drive shaft.