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CENTRIFUGES

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4128783
Damping bearings for use on the shafts of an ultracentrifuge were designed which are capable of passing through critical angular speeds. The shaft extending from one end of the rotor is journaled in fixed-plain bearings mounted on annular resilient shock-absorbing elements to dampen small vibrations. The shaft at the other end of the rotor is journaled in two damper-bearing assemblies which are so spaced on the shaft that a vibration node can at no time exist at both bearing assemblies. These bearings are similar to the other bearings except that the bearing housings are slidably mounted on the supporting structure for movement transverse to the rotational axis of the rotor.
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-14-025608
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2948572
OSTI ID:
4128783
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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