Bearing raceway heat distribution using heat pipes
US9341217B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2326/43
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method to cool a bearing. The system includes a heat pipe extending through a thickness of an inner ring of the bearing from a first surface to an opposing second surface and a cooling lubricant in fluid communication with the first surface. The method includes exposing the first surface of the roller bearing to lubricant and transferring heat energy through the heat pipes.
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