LUBRICATION OF GEARS IN TWIN-SHAFT PUMPS

A twin-shaft pump comprising: two shafts configured to rotate in synchronisation, each of the shafts comprising a gear mounted thereon, the gears each comprising gear wheels, the gear wheels being configured to intermesh to provide the synchronised rotation; an oil reservoir comprising a porous mate...

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1. Verfasser: SCHOFIELD, Nigel Paul
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A twin-shaft pump comprising: two shafts configured to rotate in synchronisation, each of the shafts comprising a gear mounted thereon, the gears each comprising gear wheels, the gear wheels being configured to intermesh to provide the synchronised rotation; an oil reservoir comprising a porous material, the reservoir being configured when supplied with oil to retain the oil within the porous material; and at least one wick extending from the oil reservoir towards a first of the two shafts and operable to supply oil by capillary action from the porous material along the wick to lubricate the gears.