REVERSE BYPASS COOLING FOR TILTED PAD JOURNAL AND TILTING PAD THRUST BEARINGS

摘要

A bypass cooling system and method for tilting pad journal and titling pad thrust bearings wherein the cooling may be achieved by spraying the cool inlet oil downhill with gravity instead of always in the direction of the shaft rotation. A bypass cooling system always sprays the cool inlet oil downhill, with gravity instead of always in the direction of shaft rotation.