A method and an arrangement for sealing a propeller shaft. The propeller shaft is rotatably supported with a bearing arrangement inside a pod that is suspended at a hull of the marine vessel. The bearing arrangement includes at least two seal rings axially spaced apart from each other such that at least one lubricant seal chamber is delimited. The arrangement includes a lubrication arrangement for conducting lubricant to and from said bearing arrangement. The lubrication arrangement includes an additional lubrication circulation line for conducting a part of said flow of lubricant to and from said at least one lubricant seal chamber. The lubrication arrangement being additionally configured to create a flow of lubricant in the additional lubricant circulation line and in said at least one lubricant seal chamber.
Method and Arrangement for Sealing a Propeller Shaft of a Marine Vessel
2025-07-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |
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