A sealing system for sealing a shaft located under water includes a bush mountable on the shaft and fixed to the shaft, a housing fixed with respect to the bush and surrounding a first portion of the bush, a lubricant chamber and an air chamber in the housing and open to the bush, the lubricant chamber being sealed with respect to the air chamber by a seal ring, a mechanical seal outside the housing and surrounding a second portion of the bush, an air supply line and an air discharge line connected to the air chamber, and a quantity of lubricating oil in the lubricant chamber, the lubricating oil being in fluid communication with a lubricant tank via at least one oil line, wherein an air pressure in the air chamber is greater than an oil pressure in the lubricant chamber.
ABDICHTUNGSSYSTEM, VERFAHREN UND WASSERFAHRZEUG
SEALING SYSTEM, METHOD AND WATERCRAFT
SYSTÈME D'ÉTANCHÉITÉ, PROCÉDÉ ET NAVIRE CORRESPONDANT
2019-06-19
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Deutsch
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |