Patent ID: 11913495
Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. The bearing and/or seal assembly of claim 10, wherein at least a third section (123) of the plurality of sections comprises structural features selectively engineered to form segment conduits (35) including 1) a conduit segment (35′) having a radial-axial tilt disposed upstream of the outlet side (22) of the permeable body, the radial-axial tilt of the conduit segment arranged to jet the pressurized gas in a direction effective to offset an axial fluidic load that develops during rotation of the shaft; and/or
further including 2) a conduit segment (35″) having a radial-circumferential tilt disposed upstream of the outlet side (22) of the permeable body, the radial-circumferential tilt of
the conduit segment arranged to jet the pressurized gas in a direction effective to offset a circumferential fluidic load that develops during rotation of the shaft.