Patent ID: 9587513
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B63H,F01D,F04D,F05D,F16J

Claim:
1. Arrangement for sealing a propeller shaft of a marine vessel, comprising: a propeller shaft being supported by bearing means within a stern tube or frame, the stern tube or frame having an aft end with an aft end mounting face, to which a sealing assembly for sealing the propeller shaft is fastened, and a sealing assembly having a sealing assembly mounting face facing the stern tube or frame, the sealing assembly and the stern tube or frame having at least one leakage monitor line for monitoring the condition of the sealing assembly, and; wherein at least one of the aft end mounting face or the sealing assembly mounting face comprises a circumferentially extending oblong channel section, the circumferentially extending oblong channel section being in flow communication with the at least one leakage monitor line.