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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
May. 09, 2016
Elliott Company, Jeannette, PA (US);
Qingyu Wang, Delmont, PA (US);
Scot Jason Laney, Irwin, PA (US);
Manish Rambhau Thorat, Monroeville, PA (US);
Elliott Company, Jeannette, PA (US);
Abstract
A fluid bearing for use in turbomachinery including at least one bearing pad configured to be arranged about a rotating member of the turbomachinery. Each bearing pad includes an internal cooling opening defined in the bearing pad and an internal channel network defined in the bearing pad with at least one channel node in fluid communication with the internal cooling opening and at least two passageways in fluid communication with and extending from the channel node through the bearing pad. At least one of the passageways extends to an exterior surface of the bearing pad to define at least one cooling discharge opening.