Patent ID: 11867230
Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. A refrigerant circuit, comprising:
a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator fluidly connected,
wherein the compressor includes a shaft, the shaft being supported by a porous gas bearing, the porous gas bearing including:
a housing having a fluid inlet, a passageway, and an aperture, the housing including a first segment and a second segment disposed radially inward of the first segment, the passageway extending along a longitudinal direction of the aperture, circumferentially about the aperture, and between the first segment and the second segment,
a plurality of O-rings disposed at ends of the housing to fluidly seal the passageway,
a porous surface layer disposed within the housing surrounding the aperture in a circumferential direction, the porous surface layer in fluid communication with the fluid inlet via the passageway, and
a damping system including a biasing member, the biasing member being disposed in the passageway, wherein the biasing member is arranged radially outward from the porous surface layer.