An apparatus and method of cooling a rotatable member enclosed within a casing are provided. The gas compressor includes a rotor, a plurality of stages of compression extending along said rotor from an inlet stage configured to receive a flow of relatively low pressure gas to an outlet stage configured to discharge a flow of relatively high pressure gas, a casing at least partially surrounding said plurality of stages, and a conduit extending radially inwardly from said casing to an area proximate said rotor.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BOWED ROTOR START MITIGATION USING ROTOR COOLING
23.11.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Method and system for bowed rotor start mitigation using rotor cooling
Europäisches Patentamt | 2019
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