THRUST BEARING UNIT Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC F16C17/04 F16C32/06 

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: thrust bearing unit consists of a thrust plate and a thrust journal (8). The thrust plate is formed by a casing (1) fitted by a cylindrical groove with flat bottom which is provided by a circular protrusion along the casing (1) perimeter. A resilient gasket (3) is set on the cylindrical groove bottom and a gasostatic bearing rests against it and is made as a ring divided into sectors (5) by oriented metal nonmagnetic patchs (7) coupled with the thrust plate casing. On the side turned to the thrust journal (8) the sector (5) perimeter is fitted by a bead (9) providing for the groove. Gasostatic bearing (6) steps made from antifriction material are fixed in the groove of each sector (5). The patch (7) cross section is of T-shape, the tables of the patchs (7) are made so that radial beads (9) of the sectors (5) can be engaged. External surface of the gasostatic bearing (6) steps is turned to the thrust journal (8) and form an operating clearance with it. In the sectors there provided is a system of communicating channels (12) with the possibility of supplying compressed air to it from an external source, the outlet holes of the system are communicated with the feeding holes (18) in the gasostatic bearing steps, through holes communicating with the operating clearance.

EFFECT: increased carrying capacity of a thrust bearing unit in the operation mode with reduced friction losses in it, decreased deformation of clearance in the thrust bearing unit resulting from the high-pressure of gas blowing, damping of vibrations of a turbomachine rotor caused by axial gas dynamic forces of the turbine or compressor, reliable start-up and shutdown of the turbomachine.

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