Magnetic coupling
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1. A magnetic coupling for coupling rotational motion through a sealed wall comprising rotatable driving means on one side of the wall and including first magnetic means thereon;
- and rotatable driven means on the side of the wall opposite said driving means and including thereon second magnetic means in magnetic coupling relation with said first magnetic means, each of said rotatable means being disposed in a respective region of process fluid and each including axial and radial passages for centrifugally establishing circulation of the associated process fluid over the magnetic means thereon.
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A permanent magnet coupling having opposed magnetic coupling members, and including process fluid bearings and dual flow paths for process fluid providing temperature control.
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28 Claims
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1. A magnetic coupling for coupling rotational motion through a sealed wall comprising rotatable driving means on one side of the wall and including first magnetic means thereon;
- and rotatable driven means on the side of the wall opposite said driving means and including thereon second magnetic means in magnetic coupling relation with said first magnetic means, each of said rotatable means being disposed in a respective region of process fluid and each including axial and radial passages for centrifugally establishing circulation of the associated process fluid over the magnetic means thereon.
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9. A magnetic coupling for coupling rotational motion through a sealed wall comprising rotatable driving means disposed in a region of a first process fluid on one side of the wall and including first magnetic means, said driving means having formed therein a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the wall and at least one outwardly radiating port formed therein on the side of said first magnetic means opposite the wall;
- and rotatable driven means disposed in a region of a second process fluid on the other side of the wall axially aligned with said driving means and including second magnetic means in magnetic coupling relation with said first magnetic means, said driven means having formed therein a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the wall and at least one outwardly radiating port formed therein on the side of said second magnetic means opposite the wall whereby, upon rotation, the respective process fluids are pumped centrifugally out of the associated bores through the ports to cause fluid circulation over the associated magnetic means and into the bores.
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13. A magnetic coupling for coupling rotational motion through a sealed wall comprising rotatable driving means disposed in a region of a first process fluid on one side of the wall and including first magnetic means, said driving means having formed therein a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the wall and at least one outwardly radiating port formed therein on the side of said first magnetic means opposite the wall;
- first process fluid bearing means between the wall and said port for supporting said rotatable driving means;
rotatable driven means disposed in a region of a second process fluid on the other side of the wall axially aligned with said driving means and including second magnetic means in magnetic coupling relation with said first magnetic means, said driven means having formed therein a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the wall and at least one outwardly radiating port formed therein on the side of said second magnetic means opposite the wall; and
second process fluid bearing means between the wall and the port on said driven means for supporting said driven means whereby, upon rotation, the respective process fluids are pumped centrifugally out of the associated bores through the ports to cause fluid circulation over the associated magnetic means and process fluid bearing means and into the bores. - View Dependent Claims (14)
- first process fluid bearing means between the wall and said port for supporting said rotatable driving means;
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15. A magnetic coupling for coupling rotational motion through a sealed wall comprising a first shaft connected to a cup-shaped outer member carrying first magnetic means, all disposed on one side of the wall within a region of a first process fluid, said outer member including an axially elongated extension projecting toward the wall, and having formed therein a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the wall and at least one outwardly radiating port formed in said first shaft at a position on the side of said first magnetic means opposite the wall;
- and a second shaft connected to a cup-shaped inner member carrying second magnetic means disposed in a region of a second process fluid with said second magnetic means in magnetic coupling relation with said first magnetic means, said inner member being shaped for concentric reception within said outer member and about said extension, and having formed therein a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the wall and at least one outwardly radiating port formed in said second shaft at a position on the side of said second magnetic means opposite the wall, whereby upon rotation, the respective process fluids are pumped centrifugally out of the associated bores through the ports to cause fluid circulation over the associated magnetic means and into the bores.
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17. A method of magnetically coupling rotational motion through a sealed wall comprising the steps of positioning rotatable driving means including first magnetic means on one side of the wall;
- positioning rotatable driven means including second magnetic means on the other side of the wall in axial alignment with said driving means and in magnetic coupling relation with said first magnetic means; and
positioning each of said rotatable means in a respective region of process fluid, and forming axial and radial passages in each of said rotatable means for centrifugally establishing circulation of the associated process fluid over the magnetic means thereon. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- positioning rotatable driven means including second magnetic means on the other side of the wall in axial alignment with said driving means and in magnetic coupling relation with said first magnetic means; and
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24. A method of magnetically coupling rotational motion through a sealed wall comprising the steps of positioning rotatable driving means including first magnetic means on one side of the wall in a region of a process fluid;
- forming an outwardly radiating port in said driving means on the side of the first magnetic means opposite the wall, and a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the wall and said port;
positioning rotatable driven means including second magnetic means in a region of another process fluid on the other side of the wall in axial alignment with said driving means and in magnetic coupling relation with said first magnetic means; and
forming an outwardly radiating port in said driven means on the side of the second magnetic means opposite the wall and a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the port in said driven means and the wall whereby, upon rotation, the process fluids are pumped centrifugally out of the associated bores through the respective ports to cause fluid circulation over the associated magnetic means and into the bores. - View Dependent Claims (25)
- forming an outwardly radiating port in said driving means on the side of the first magnetic means opposite the wall, and a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the wall and said port;
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26. A method of magnetically coupling rotational motion through a sealed wall comprising the steps of positioning rotatable driving means including first magnetic means on one side of the wall in a region of a process fluid;
- forming an outwardly radiating port in said driving means on the side of the first magnetic means opposite the wall, and a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the wall and said port;
positioning rotatable driven means including second magnetic means in a region of another process fluid on the other side of the wall in axial alignment with said driving means and in magnetic coupling relation with said first magnetic means;
forming an outwardly radiating port in said driven means on the side of the second magnetic means opposite the wall, and a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the port in said driven means and the wall; and
supporting said driving and driven members with first and second process fluid bearings respectively disposed between the wall and the adjacent port whereby, upon rotation, the process fluids are centrifugally pumped out of the associated bores through the respective ports to cause fluid circulation over the associated magnetic means and process fluid bearings into the bores.
- forming an outwardly radiating port in said driving means on the side of the first magnetic means opposite the wall, and a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the wall and said port;
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27. A method of magnetically coupling rotational motion through a sealed wall comprising the steps of positioning driving means including first magnetic means on a cup-shaped outer member having an axially elongated central extension on one side of the wall in a region of a first process fluid;
- forming an outwardly radiating port in said driving means on the side of the first magnetic means opposite the wall, and a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the wall and said port;
positioning driven means including second magnetic means on a cup-shaped inner member in a region of a second process fluid on the other side of the wall in magnetically coupled relation with said first magnetic means with the inner member concentrically received within said outer member and about said extension; and
forming an outwardly radiating port in said driven means on the side of the second magnetic means opposite the wall, and a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the port in said driven means and the wall whereby, upon rotation, the process fluids are pumped centrifugally out of the associated bores through the respective ports to cause fluid circulation over the associated magnetic means and into the bores. - View Dependent Claims (28)
- forming an outwardly radiating port in said driving means on the side of the first magnetic means opposite the wall, and a longitudinally extending central bore communicating between the wall and said port;
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