Abstract: Provided is an externally pressurized journal bearing comprising: a bearing sleeve mounted in a ring-engaged manner on the outer diameter surface of a rotating shaft; bearing pads provided on the inner diameter surface of the bearing sleeve, having gaps in the circumferential direction on the inner diameter surface, and supporting the rotating shaft in the radial direction through a bearing surface facing the rotating shaft; and a bearing web provided between the bearing sleeve and the bearing pads, formed integrally with the bearing sleeve and the bearing pad, and flexible to enable tilting of the bearing pad, wherein at least one side of the bearing pad is provided as a porous component, and a working fluid supplied from the side of the bearing sleeve and passing through the bearing sleeve and the bearing web is guided through the porous component to the bearing surface.

Abstract: Provided is a thrust bearing including: a bearing base ring-coupled to an outer diameter surface of a rotary shaft; a pad portion provided on the bearing base, in which bearing pads having a bearing surface facing a thrust disc provided outward and radially from the rotary shaft to axially support the thrust disc are circumferentially spaced apart in the bearing base; and an elastic support portion provided between the bearing base and the bearing pad to elastically support the bearing pad, wherein the elastic support portion includes first and second elastic bodies laterally symmetrical between the bearing base and the bearing pad so as to be longitudinally bent at least twice, in which longitudinal upper ends meet on a lower surface of the bearing pad to come into line contact with the bearing pad, and longitudinal lower ends are moved away and seated on the bearing base.

Abstract: Provided is a floating-sleeve hybrid fluid bearing. The floating-sleeve hybrid fluid bearing may comprise: a bearing housing which is mounted by ring-coupling to the outer circumferential surface of a rotary shaft; and a floating sleeve which is mounted between the rotary shaft and the bearing housing so that there is a gap between the floating sleeve and the rotary shaft, and between the floating sleeve and the bearing housing, wherein the rotation of the floating sleeve is constrained by the bearing housing during the rotation of the rotary shaft, and one side of the floating sleeve in the circumferential direction is open in the radial direction.

Abstract: Provided is a hybrid fluid film bearing. The hybrid fluid film bearing comprises: a bearing housing installed on an outer diameter surface of a rotary shaft in the form of being coupled via a ring; a sleeve ring installed between the rotary shaft and the bearing housing, having gaps respectively with the rotary shaft and the bearing housing, and having a side in the circumferential direction opened in the radial direction; and a fixing pin connected between the bearing housing and the sleeve ring, and supported by the bearing housing so as to restrict rotation of the sleeve ring when the rotary shaft rotates. Also, the hybrid fluid film bearing may further comprise a compliant spring damper which is provided in the gap between the bearing housing and the sleeve ring and is provided as one or more bump foils.

Abstract: Provided is an electric motor-integrated rocket engine pump. The electric motor-integrated rocket engine pump comprises: a housing; a rotating body provided in one direction inside the housing; an electric motor provided inside the housing, and integrally shaft-coupled to the rotating body; and a plurality of fluid bearings are mounted on front and rear rotating bodies of the electric motor to support rotation of the rotating body.

Abstract: Provided is a floating-sleeve hybrid fluid bearing. The floating-sleeve hybrid fluid bearing may comprise: a bearing housing which is mounted by ring-coupling to the outer circumferential surface of a rotary shaft; and a floating sleeve which is mounted between the rotary shaft and the bearing housing so that there is a gap between the floating sleeve and the rotary shaft, and between the floating sleeve and the bearing housing, wherein the rotation of the floating sleeve is constrained by the bearing housing during the rotation of the rotary shaft, and one side of the floating sleeve in the circumferential direction is open in the radial direction.

Abstract: Provided is a hybrid fluid film bearing. The hybrid fluid film bearing comprises: a bearing housing installed on an outer diameter surface of a rotary shaft in the form of being coupled via a ring; a sleeve ring installed between the rotary shaft and the bearing housing, having gaps respectively with the rotary shaft and the bearing housing, and having a side in the circumferential direction opened in the radial direction; and a fixing pin connected between the bearing housing and the sleeve ring, and supported by the bearing housing so as to restrict rotation of the sleeve ring when the rotary shaft rotates. Also, the hybrid fluid film bearing may further comprise a compliant spring damper which is provided in the gap between the bearing housing and the sleeve ring and is provided as one or more bump foils.

Abstract: Provided is a rotor system including: a rotating shaft structure including a shaft and a thrust disc formed in a radial direction of the shaft; at least one journal air bearing including a journal bearing support which is made of a rigid body to support a load applied to the shaft by air, a journal spring which encloses an outer surrounding surface of the journal bearing support to provide a elastic support force to the journal bearing support, and a journal damper which encloses the outer surrounding surface of the journal bearing support to dissipate energy from vibration applied to the journal bearing support; and at least one thrust air bearing including a thrust bearing support which is made of a rigid body to support a load applied to the thrust disc by air, a thrust spring which is positioned on one surface of the thrust bearing support to provide a elastic support force to the thrust bearing support, and a thrust damper which is positioned on one surface of the thrust bearing support to dissipate ener

Abstract: Provided is a rotor system including: a rotating shaft structure including a shaft and a thrust disc formed in a radial direction of the shaft; at least one journal air bearing including a journal bearing support which is made of a rigid body to support a load applied to the shaft by air, a journal spring which encloses an outer surrounding surface of the journal bearing support to provide a elastic support force to the journal bearing support, and a journal damper which encloses the outer surrounding surface of the journal bearing support to dissipate energy from vibration applied to the journal bearing support; and at least one thrust air bearing including a thrust bearing support which is made of a rigid body to support a load applied to the thrust disc by air, a thrust spring which is positioned on one surface of the thrust bearing support to provide a elastic support force to the thrust bearing support, and a thrust damper which is positioned on one surface of the thrust bearing support to dissipate ener

Abstract: A bearing housing (12) for a turbocharger having a rotatable shaft (14) passing through the bearing housing (12) with journal bearings (30) having tilting pads (40) for supporting the rotatable shaft (14) in the bearing housing (12). The tilting pads (40) may have oil supply holes (50) through each pad (40) to direct lubrication to each pad surface (44). The journal bearings (30) preferably have a circumferential groove (52) on an outer surface of the bearing aligned with the oil supply holes (50) to help feed oil to the oil supply holes (50).

Abstract: A turbocharger is provided with an improved bearing which is formed as a floating ring bearing or a semi-floating ring bearing having a conical or hemispherical shape which supports both journal and thrust loads. The floating ring bearing may have conical floating ring bearings (70), (100), (180) that define inner and outer conical bearing surfaces (71), (108), (185) and (72), (109), (186) which cooperate on the inside with corresponding conical journals (75/76), (111/112), (187/188) that rotate with the shaft (53), and cooperate on the outside with a stationary bearing housing (52) to form inner and outer fluid films. Alternatively, the floating ring bearing may have a pair of hemispherical floating ring bearings (85), (140), (210) that have hemispherical inner and outer bearing surfaces (86), (144), (211) and (87), (145), (212) which form inner and outer fluid films. A semi-floating ring bearing may also be provided with these structures.

Abstract: A turbocharger 51 is provided with an improved bearing 52, which may be formed as a semi-floating as a semi-floating ring journal bearing which has hydrodynamic tilting pads 53 on the inner diameter thereof and compliant structural dampers 54 on the outer diameter thereof. The compliant structural dampers 54 are installed between an outer bearing surface and an inner surface of a bearing chamber 56. These compliant structural dampers 54 can be formed as metal mesh dampers 71 or bump foil dampers 72 which are effective to dissipate mechanical energy from structural damping and dry-friction.

Abstract: A bearing housing (12) for a turbocharger having a rotatable shaft (14) passing through the bearing housing (12) with journal bearings (30) having flexure pivot tilting pads (40) for supporting the rotatable shaft (14) in the bearing housing (12). The flexure pivot tilting pads (40) may have oil supply holes (50) through each pad (40) to direct lubrication to each pad surface (44). The journal bearings (30) preferably have a circumferential groove (52) on an outer surface of the bearing aligned with the oil supply holes (50) to help feed oil to the oil supply holes (50).

Abstract: This invention provides a turbocharger bearing assembly having foil bearing assemblies (21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 50, 52) supporting conical rotor elements (3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 17, 31, 32).

Abstract: A turbocharger is provided with an improved bearing which is formed as a floating ring bearing or a semi-floating ring bearing having a conical or hemispherical shape which supports both journal and thrust loads. The floating ring bearing may have conical floating ring bearings (70), (100), (180) that define inner and outer conical bearing surfaces (71), (108), (185) and (72), (109), (186) which cooperate on the inside with corresponding conical journals (75/76), (1 1 1/1 12), (187/188) that rotate with the shaft (53), and cooperate on the outside with a stationary bearing housing (52) to form inner and outer fluid films. Alternatively, the floating ring bearing may have a pair of hemispherical floating ring bearings (85), (140), (210) that have hemispherical inner and outer bearing surfaces (86), (144), (21 1) and (87), (145), (212) which form inner and outer fluid films. A semi-floating ring bearing may also be provided with these structures.

Abstract: This invention provides a turbocharger bearing assembly having foil bearing assemblies (21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 50, 52) supporting conical rotor elements (3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 17, 31, 32).

Abstract: A turbocharger 51 is provided with an improved bearing 52, preferably formed as a semi-floating ring journal bearing which has hydrodynamic flexure pivot tilting pads 53 on the inner diameter thereof and compliant structural dampers 54 on the outer diameter thereof. The compliant structural dampers 54 are installed between an outer bearing surface and an inner surface of a bearing chamber 56. These compliant structural dampers 54 can be formed as metal mesh dampers 71 or bump foil dampers 72 which are effective to dissipate mechanical energy from structural damping and dry-friction.

Abstract: There is provided a micro power generating device. A compressor impeller and a turbine wheel are coupled to the ends of a rotating shaft. A cooler is provided for lowering a temperature of the compressed air from the compressor impeller. The compressed air is mixed with the fuel and combusted in a combustion chamber. An air foil thrust bearing for supporting the rotating shaft has a thrust collar coupled to the rotating shaft, as well as a pair of thrust discs located apart from the thrust collar and fixed to the housing. Impeller type seals are formed at both surfaces of the thrust collar and impulse turbine blades are formed at the periphery of the thrust collar. A generator is positioned between the air foil thrust bearing and the compressor impeller. A portion of the cool air is bypassed toward the generator and the impulse turbine blades from the cooler.

Abstract: There is provided an air foil bearing. The air foil bearing comprises a bearing house and a first foil, wherein a first end of the first foil is fixed with respect to the bearing housing and a second end of the first foil is extended along a peripheral surface of a rotating shaft while maintaining a predetermined clearance with respect to the rotating shaft to thereby become a free end. The air foil bearing also comprises a second foil fabricated from a porous metallic material and extended along the first foil between the first foil and the bearing housing.

Abstract: There is provided a micro power generating device. A compressor impeller and a turbine wheel are coupled to the ends of a rotating shaft. A cooler is provided for lowering a temperature of the compressed air from the compressor impeller. The compressed air is mixed with the fuel and combusted in a combustion chamber. An air foil thrust bearing for supporting the rotating shaft has a thrust collar coupled to the rotating shaft, as well as a pair of thrust discs located apart from the thrust collar and fixed to the housing. Impeller type seals are formed at both surfaces of the thrust collar and impulse turbine blades are formed at the periphery of the thrust collar. A generator is positioned between the air foil thrust bearing and the compressor impeller. A portion of the cool air is bypassed toward the generator and the impulse turbine blades from the cooler.