Hybrid foil bearings having integrated gas flow paths

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9976595
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15237916

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In one embodiment, a hybrid foil bearing includes a bearing sleeve, multiple inner foils provided within the sleeve, the foils having gas outlets from which pressurized gas can be injected into an interior of the bearing, and integrated gas flow paths that radially extend through the bearing sleeve and deliver the gas to the gas outlets.

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  • 501 BOARD OF REGENTS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM

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Kim, Daejong Arlington, US 9 53

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