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High-temperature motor pump and method for operating thereof

  • US 5,882,182 A
  • Filed: 03/18/1997
  • Issued: 03/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of operating a motor pump including a pump portion for pumping a liquid, a motor portion for rotating said pump portion by way of a common rotation shaft and including a stator and a rotor, and a casing housing said pump portion and said motor portion, said method comprising:

  • providing a coolant to a gap between said stator and said rotor; and

    controlling the temperature of said coolant in said gap to be higher than a predetermined temperature necessary to maintain the viscosity of said coolant in said gap at a level to reduce frictional loss between said rotor and said stator.

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