Patent ID: 9476428
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: F01D,F04D,H02K

Claim Text:
1. A turbomachine comprising: a turbine including: a turbine housing having an inlet for receiving a process gas at a first pressure and having an outlet for discharging the process gas at a second pressure, wherein said second pressure is lower than said first pressure; a rotating shaft mounted within the turbine housing for rotation about a central longitudinal axis, said rotating shaft being radially supported by at least one journal bearing assembly and axially supported by a thrust bearing assembly mounted within the turbine housing; and an impeller rigidly attached to the rotating shaft for rotation therewith for processing the process gas from the first pressure to the second pressure, said impeller being housed in a collector portion of the turbine housing and discharging the process gas to the outlet of the turbine housing; and a cooling and thrust balancing system including: