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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2015
Applicant:

Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;

Inventors:

Crispin D Bolgar, Nottingham, GB;

Michael R Hancox, Shepreth, GB;

Assignee:

ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F16C 33/72 (2006.01); F02C 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/002 (2013.01); F01D 25/16 (2013.01); F01D 25/162 (2013.01); F01D 25/18 (2013.01); F01D 25/183 (2013.01); F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F16C 33/726 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/50 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01); F05D 2260/605 (2013.01); F05D 2260/98 (2013.01); F05D 2270/3015 (2013.01); F05D 2270/42 (2013.01); F16C 2360/23 (2013.01);
Abstract

A pressure controlled chamber arrangement comprising a chamber, one or more seals arranged in use to limit fluid flow between the inside and outside of the chamber and a vent system arranged in use to remove a vent flow of fluid from the inside of the chamber. The vent system at least contributes to the formation of a pressure drop across the one or more seals from the outside to the inside of the chamber. The vent system comprises a flow controller arranged in use to control the quantity of fluid removal via the vent system in accordance with the sealing performance provided by the one or more seals, the vent system giving increased quantity of fluid removal for decreased sealing performance.


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