Abstract:
Systems and methods for increasing hydrocarbon production using an electrical submersible pump are described. The methods typically include, for example, configuring an electrical submersible pump comprising a gas separator to induce a gas lift effect in a well comprising a tubing within a casing. Hydrocarbon production from the well is therefore increased using the electrical submersible pump.
Abstract:
A motor includes a rotating portion including a rotor magnet, and arranged to rotate about a central axis extending in a vertical direction; a bearing mechanism arranged to support the rotating portion such that the rotating portion is rotatable about the central axis; a stator portion arranged opposite to the rotor magnet; a housing arranged to accommodate the rotating portion, the bearing mechanism, and the stator portion therein; and a sealing member. The housing includes a base portion substantially in a shape of a plate and arranged to extend radially below the rotating portion. The base portion includes a first lower surface arranged to face downward, and a through hole arranged to pass through the base portion in the vertical direction and arranged to have a portion of the bearing mechanism arranged therein. The sealing member is arranged to cover a lower side of the through hole, and includes at least a metal layer.
Abstract:
A structural improvement of the canned pump is to improve the stiffness of a stationary shaft and, according to requirement, to dispose a monitor device. The method for improving the stiffness of the stationary shaft includes axially inserting a shaft metal rear support of the metal structural of a motor rear casing of a canned motor into the inner side of a rotor yoke of an inner rotor of the canned motor, tightly attaching the shaft metal rear support to a rear shaft seat for improving the stiffness of the stationary shaft by longer hold length, and for shortening an arm length of the composite force. The monitor device, used for detecting the wear of a bearing for enhancing the reliability and satisfying the driving requirement, is installed in the ring slot to be protected by the rear shaft seat.
Abstract:
A motor may include a bearing mechanism including a shaft arranged along a center axis, a sealing member has one-end closed cylindrical shape and a recess receiving a lower portion of the bearing mechanism, a stationary portion including a base defining a part of the housing, and a rotary portion rotating relative to the stationary portion about the center axis. The base has a through hole defined therein so as to have a center aligned with the center axis and pass through the base in an axial direction. The sealing member is fixed in a fixing region defined between an outer circumferential portion of the sealing member and an inner circumferential portion that defines the through hole in the base. The fixing region includes a sealing region where a clearance between the sealing member and the base is closed.
Abstract:
{circle around (1)} A spindle motor includes a fixing portion defined by a bearing portion, a holder portion, a gap between the bearing portion and the holder portion, and an adhesive arranged in the gap. {circle around (2)} The fixing portion includes first and second protruding surfaces arranged to protrude radially from a first and a second one, respectively, of an outside surface of the bearing portion and an inside surface of the holder portion; and first and second boundary surfaces arranged to join the first and second surfaces, respectively, to the first and second protruding surfaces, respectively. {circle around (3)} At least a portion of the first boundary surface is arranged above the second boundary surface. {circle around (4)} The first and second protruding surfaces are arranged radially opposite to the second and first surfaces, respectively, with a first and a second gap, respectively, intervening therebetween. {circle around (5)} The first boundary surface is arranged opposite to the second boundary surface with a third gap intervening therebetween. {circle around (6)} The adhesive is arranged to extend from the third gap to at least a portion of each of the first and second gaps.
Abstract:
A motor includes a rotating portion including a rotor magnet, and arranged to rotate about a central axis extending in a vertical direction; a bearing mechanism arranged to support the rotating portion such that the rotating portion is rotatable about the central axis; a stator portion arranged opposite to the rotor magnet; a housing arranged to accommodate the rotating portion, the bearing mechanism, and the stator portion therein; and a sealing member. The housing includes a base portion substantially in a shape of a plate and arranged to extend radially below the rotating portion. The base portion includes a first lower surface arranged to face downward, and a through hole arranged to pass through the base portion in the vertical direction and arranged to have a portion of the bearing mechanism arranged therein. The sealing member is arranged to cover a lower side of the through hole, and includes at least a metal layer.
Abstract:
There are provided a spindle motor and a hard disk drive including the same. The spindle motor includes: a lower thrust member fixed to a base member; a shaft fixed to the base member; a sleeve rotatably installed on the shaft; a rotor hub coupled to the sleeve; and an upper thrust member fixed to an upper end portion of the shaft, wherein the sleeve includes a circulation hole formed therein, an upper auxiliary pressure bearing is formed between the upper thrust member and the rotor hub facing each other in a radial direction, a lower auxiliary pressure bearing is formed between the lower thrust member and the sleeve facing each other in the axial direction, and pressure formed in the lubricating fluid by the upper auxiliary pressure bearing is higher than pressure formed in the lubricating fluid by the lower auxiliary pressure bearing.
Abstract:
There is provided a spindle motor including: a shaft having a lower end portion fixed to a lower thrust member and having a flange part disposed at an upper end portion thereof; a rotating member rotating around the shaft and including a sleeve part disposed between the lower thrust member and the flange part; a sealing member fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the flange part of the shaft; a cap member fixed to the rotating member to be disposed to face the sealing member; and a cover member having a region surrounding amounting hole seated on an upper surface of the flange part of the shaft and forming a labyrinth seal together with the cap member.
Abstract:
A spindle motor includes a shaft extending in an axial direction, and a base portion configured to define a portion of a housing, and including a through hole in which the shaft is inserted. The shaft includes a non-through hole portion, a first connection channel, and a second connection channel extending from the non-through hole portion in a radial direction. An upper portion of the hole portion includes a screw hole portion including a screw thread. A minimum diameter of the screw thread is greater than an inside diameter of the hole portion. A sealing member is located between the screw hole portion and the first connection channel.
Abstract:
A rotating device includes a beam unit and a beam receiving unit. The beam unit includes a shaft part, a first flange part projecting in a ring shape from one end of the shaft part in a radial direction, and a second flange part projecting in a ring shape in the radial direction from another end of the shaft part. The beam receiving unit includes a sleeve part surrounding the shaft part in a state in which the sleeve part is rotatable, wherein a lubricant is provided in a region including a gap between the beam unit and the beam receiving unit. A radial dynamic pressure generating groove is provided between the beam unit and the sleeve part, and first and second thrust dynamic pressure generating grooves are provided between the first flange part and the sleeve part, and between the second flange part and the sleeve part, respectively.