Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pressurized seal system for a power turbine unit
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Application No.: US14438619Application Date: 2012-11-21
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Publication No.: US09932848B2Publication Date: 2018-04-03
- Inventor: Kent Giselmo , Magnus Ekstrand , Lars Sundin , Sebastian Krausche
- Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: SE Göteborg
- Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
- Current Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: SE Göteborg
- Agency: WRB-IP LLP
- International Application: PCT/EP2012/004819 WO 20121121
- International Announcement: WO2014/079466 WO 20140530
- Main IPC: F01D25/22
- IPC: F01D25/22 ; F01D11/04 ; F02C6/12 ; F01D25/30

Abstract:
A power turbine unit includes a turbine housing, an exhaust duct, a turbine wheel with blades positioned in the exhaust duct, a shaft rigidly connected to the turbine wheel and rotatably supported in the housing, and an oil sealing system. The oil sealing system includes a sealing arrangement positioned in the vicinity of the turbine wheel for preventing oil from escaping from the turbine housing along the shaft to the exhaust duct. The oil sealing system further includes a buffer gas duct that is arranged to supply exhaust gas from the exhaust duct to the sealing arrangement for pressurizing the sealing arrangement.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150292345A1 POWER TURBINE UNIT Public/Granted day:2015-10-15
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