Lubricant cooling for high-speed pitot pump
US4073596A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 1976 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C33/6666
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A high-speed pitot pump has a system for self-cooling the lubricant for the bearings supporting the rotatable casing of the pump. The lubricant is contained in a reservoir which is continuously cooled during operation of the pump. The pump has a rotatable casing cantilevered on a shaft in the pump housing. The lubricant cooling system includes blower means which rotate with the casing to draw cool air into the housing and force it through a discharge opening which directs the flow of cool air toward a heat exchanger, preferably a series of cooling fins projecting from an exterior wall of the reservoir.
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