A pumping system includes a universal adapter having a back end for attachment to a motor, a forward opening receiving area, an outer magnet assembly rotatable around the receiving area by a motor, and a forward mounting plate surrounding the forward opening receiving area and having mounting features adapted for attachment to the back cover of each of a variety of pump assemblies. The back cover includes mounting features for alignment with the mounting features of the forward mounting plate of the universal adapter.

A system comprising: a suction line; a liquid ring pump coupled to the suction line, the liquid ring pump comprising a chamber and an impeller mounted within the chamber; a non-return valve arranged to permit fluid to flow into the chamber via the suction line and to prevent or oppose fluid flow out of the chamber to the suction line; a gas line coupled to the liquid ring pump such that a gas may flow into the liquid ring pump via the gas line, the gas line coupled to the liquid ring pump between the non-return valve and the chamber; a valve disposed on the gas line; and a controller configured to control the valve.

Liquid Ring pumps are inherently inefficient due to energy losses caused by friction, the present invention overcomes this by providing a coating on certain surfaces of the pump to limit the friction.

A microfluidic pump composed of a cylindrical chamber, transfer ports having an inlet port and an outlet port positioned on the cylindrical chamber, a magnet member attached outside the cylindrical chamber, a magnetic piston in sliding communication with an inner wall of the cylindrical chamber, a magnetic material, and a valve member. The magnetic material self assembles to form a seal plug separating the inlet and outlet port, where the seal plug forms a link between the magnet member and the magnetic piston to rotate the magnetic piston along the inner wall of the cylindrical chamber, where a working fluid suctioned within the cylindrical chamber is discharged at the outlet port during a movement of the magnetic piston from the inlet to outlet port. The valve member positioned at the outlet port prevents the backflow of the working fluid towards the inlet port after the magnetic piston rotates past the outlet port.

A microfluidic pump composed of a cylindrical chamber, transfer ports having an inlet port and an outlet port positioned on the cylindrical chamber, a magnet member attached outside the cylindrical chamber, a magnetic piston in sliding communication with an inner wall of the cylindrical chamber, a magnetic material, and a valve member. The magnetic material self assembles to form a seal plug separating the inlet and outlet port, where the seal plug forms a link between the magnet member and the magnetic piston to rotate the magnetic piston along the inner wall of the cylindrical chamber, where a working fluid suctioned within the cylindrical chamber is discharged at the outlet port during a movement of the magnetic piston from the inlet to outlet port. The valve member positioned at the outlet port prevents the backflow of the working fluid towards the inlet port after the magnetic piston rotates past the outlet port.

A positive displacement fluid pump is provided. The fluid pump includes a housing defining an internal cavity. A motor having a drive shaft that rotates about an axis is housed within the internal cavity of the housing. An internal plate is adjacent the motor and includes a central bore through which the drive shaft extends. The fluid pump further includes an external plate including an inlet in fluid communication with a suction port and an outlet in fluid communication with a delivery port. A pumping ring is sandwiched between the internal and external plates, and a pumping arrangement is located within the pumping ring and axially between the internal plate and the external plate. The pumping arrangement is rotatably coupled to the drive shaft such that rotation of the pumping arrangement by the drive shaft causes fluid to be pumped from the suction port to the delivery port.

A positive displacement fluid pump is provided. The fluid pump includes a housing defining an internal cavity. A motor having a drive shaft that rotates about an axis is housed within the internal cavity of the housing. An internal plate is adjacent the motor and includes a central bore through which the drive shaft extends. The fluid pump further includes an external plate including an inlet in fluid communication with a suction port and an outlet in fluid communication with a delivery port. A pumping ring is sandwiched between the internal and external plates, and a pumping arrangement is located within the pumping ring and axially between the internal plate and the external plate. The pumping arrangement is rotatably coupled to the drive shaft such that rotation of the pumping arrangement by the drive shaft causes fluid to be pumped from the suction port to the delivery port.

A liquid ring screw pump includes a housing with a suction inlet section and a pressure outlet section. Within the housing an Archimedes screw rotor is driven by a motor via a shaft. The inlet section and outlet section are each provided with connecting structure for suction and pressure piping respectively. The displacement CD of the screw rotor in relation to the center axis of the housing is determined by an equation based on the screw rotor radius, a minimum screw rotor core radius, and a variable k that is between 0.14 and 0.29.

A liquid ring screw pump includes a housing with a suction inlet section and a pressure outlet section. Within the housing an Archimedes screw rotor is driven by a motor via a shaft. The inlet section and outlet section are each provided with connecting structure for suction and pressure piping respectively. The displacement CD of the screw rotor in relation to the center axis of the housing is determined by an equation based on the screw rotor radius, a minimum screw rotor core radius, and a variable k that is between 0.14 and 0.29.

A rotating liquid ring rotating casing gas turbine (10) has at least one liquid ring rotating casing (13) having an eccentrically mounted impeller (11) adapted to rotate within a surrounding liquid ring (14) so as to form chambers (15) of successively increasing volume between adjacent vanes of the impeller. A working fluid formed by high pressure gas is injected into the impeller where the chambers are narrow via a fluid inlet (19) within a static axial bore (23) of the impeller so as to rotate the impeller and in so doing the gas expands isentropically. A fluid outlet (20) within the static axial bore of the impeller and fluidly separated from the fluid inlet allows the working fluid to escape at low pressure and low temperature.