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Tandem seal arrangement with reverse flow secondary seal

US8313281B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 2009
Grant dateNov 20, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16J15/008
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process fluid communication system includes a fluid source in communication with a process seal and a gearbox seal to communicate a pumping medium into a turbomachinery housing and a gearbox housing through the process seal and the gearbox seal.

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