Bearing for liquid metal pump

Patent · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:864847

Dickinson, Robert J ^[1]; Wasko, John ^[2]; Pennell, William E ^[3]

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1. Shaler Township, Allegheny County, PA
2. Plum Borough, PA
3. Unity Township, Allegheny County, PA

A liquid metal pump bearing support comprises a series of tangentially oriented spokes that connect the bearing cylinder to the pump internals structure. The spokes may be arranged in a plurality of planes extending from the bearing cylinder to the pump internals with the spokes in one plane being arranged alternately with those in the next plane. The bearing support structure provides the pump with sufficient lateral support for the bearing structure together with the capability of accommodating differential thermal expansion without adversely affecting pump performance.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4427337
• OSTI ID: 864847
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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