Adjustable gap hydrostatic element.

摘要

This invention is for adjustable gap hydrostatic bearings and adjustable gap seals. The adjustable gaps are useful to compensate for wear, thermal expansion, journal speed, and radial deflection of the journal. The invention comprises a housing (10) adjacent to a journal (2). The housing contains an annular electrodeformable material (5) which will expand or contract radially with the application of voltage and thus adjust the gap between the liner material (3) and the journal. <IMAGE>