AXIAL GAS STATIC BEARING Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC F01D25/16 

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: proposed bearing comprises housing made up of circular collar and jointed and sealed with thrust ring coupled with support surface of rotor thrust ledge. Circular chamber is arranged at collar center, on the side of joint with thrust ring, to communicate with collar working gas feed hole. Support surface of thrust ring is furnished with grooves communicated with circular chamber by feed channels. Note here that grooves on thrust ring support surface intersect to form a net. Every said groove is inclined at acute angle to radial direction. Note also that all grooves are communicated with leaving annular grooves made along inner and outer edges of its support surface.

EFFECT: eliminating deficiencies of existing gas static bearings, longer life.

2 cl, 3 dwg