Patent ID: 11933322
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising: a balance drum shaft having a rotational ability; a rotating balance drum connected to and disposed circumferentially around the balance drum shaft; a stationary balance drum, having an outer circumferential surface, an inner circumferential surface, and drum teeth machined into the outer circumferential surface of the stationary balance drum, disposed circumferentially around the rotating balance drum; an adjustable radial clearance delineated by an outside of the rotating balance drum and the inner circumferential surface of the stationary balance drum; and a gear wheel comprising gear teeth, wherein the gear teeth and the drum teeth are configured to interact to rotate the stationary balance drum upon rotation of the gear wheel; wherein the stationary balance drum further comprises drum threads machined into the outer circumferential surface; an equipment casing comprising casing threads machined onto an inside of the equipment casing; and wherein the casing threads are configured to mate with the drum threads.