A stator for a helical gear device includes a first section having first helically convoluted chamber with a set of radially inwardly extending lobes and a second section adjacent to the first section. The second section includes a stack of cutter disks. Each cutter disk includes a front surface, a rear surface, an interior surface defining a central opening extending from the front surface to the rear surface, a forward cutting edge, and a rearward cutting edge. The interior surface forms a same number of lobes for the central opening as the set of radially inwardly extending lobes in the first section. Each cutter disk is aligned along a common centerline, and each cutter disk is rotated slightly relative to each other to form a second helically convoluted chamber with a same pitch as the first helically convoluted chamber. The second helically convoluted chamber exposes, to materials passing through, portions of the forward cutting edge or the rearward cutting edge of each cutter disk.

A pump housing (4) for an eccentric screw pump, comprising a housing casing (5) extending along a housing longitudinal axis (L), a first end-face opening (6), to which a shaft seal (7) for a connection shaft (8) can be connected, and a second end-face opening (10), to which a stator (I) can be connected, and comprising a tubular inlet nozzle (11), oriented transversely to the housing longitudinal axis (L), for feeding a medium that is to be conveyed, which inlet nozzle is connected to the housing casing (5) tangentially, offset in relation to the housing longitudinal axis (L). The geometry of the inlet nozzle (11) is designed in such a way that, as the medium flows into the housing interior through the inlet nozzle (II), a flow (S) is generated which has a radial direction component (RI) directed away outwardly from the housing longitudinal axis (L) and/or an axial direction component (R2) directed towards the first end-face opening (6).

A pump having at least two fluid drivers and a method of delivering fluid from an inlet of the pump to an outlet of the pump using the at least two fluid drivers. Each of the fluid drives includes a prime mover and a fluid displacement member. The prime mover drives the fluid displacement member to transfer fluid. The fluid drivers are independently operated. However, the fluid drivers are operated such that contact between the fluid drivers is synchronized. That is, operation of the fluid drivers is synchronized such that the fluid displacement member in each fluid driver makes contact with another fluid displacement member. The contact can include at least one contact point, contact line, or contact area.

A rotor is shown with an asymmetrical structure for a pump, wherein the rotor includes at least one cutting edge and at least one rounded edge, as well as the pump as such including one or more rotor(s). The rotor (1) has a first circular element (4) where a material-moving cavity (5) is provided in the first circular element (4).

A vacuum pressure proportional control valve placed on a pipe connecting between a reaction vessel and a vacuum pump to control the vacuum pressure in the reaction vessel includes a cylinder provided with a piston chamber, a piston housed in the piston chamber so as to make reciprocal linear movement, a valve seat surface, and a valve element which contacts with or separates from the valve seat surface according to the movement of the piston. A stopper member is provided in the cylinder so that a leading end portion of the stopper member is placed in the piston chamber. The stopper member is configured to move the piston back and forth in a moving direction of the piston by use of an adjusting unit to thereby adjust the position of the leading end portion.

An air intake separator system includes a plurality of vanes adapted to remove fluid or precipitation from an air stream, wherein the vanes are operably coupled to tubular rods with an interference fit. Applying an elevated temperature heat transfer fluid to the plurality of vanes removes fluid or precipitation from an air stream in order to prevent ice formation. Likewise, applying a lower temperature heat transfer fluid can cool the vanes.

The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for operating a multi-phase pump which has a suction-side inlet (10) and a discharge-side outlet (20) and which pumps a multi-phase mixture charged with solids, comprising the following steps: a. pumping a multi-phase mixture into a discharge-side separation chamber (45), b. separating a gaseous phase from a liquid phase and a solid phase in the separation chamber (45), c. separating the liquid phase from the solid phase in the separation chamber (45), and d. supplying a portion of the liquid phase freed from the solid phase to the suction side.

A pump includes an external gear, an internal gear surrounding the external gear to mesh with the external gear, a pump chamber to house the internal gear and the external gear, a suction inlet to suck an oil into the pump chamber, and a discharge outlet to discharge the oil from inside the pump chamber. The housing includes an outer cover having the pump chamber defined therein, and a first oil passage defined in the outer cover and connected to the discharge outlet. The motor shaft includes a second oil passage connected to the first oil passage, and a first through hole to connect the second oil passage to the motor shaft. The second oil passage opens into the first oil passage at the end portion of the motor shaft.

A pump having at least two fluid drivers and a method of delivering fluid from an inlet of the pump to an outlet of the pump using the at least two fluid drivers. Each of the fluid drives includes a prime mover and a fluid displacement member. The prime mover drives the fluid displacement member to transfer fluid. The fluid drivers are independently operated. However, the fluid drivers are operated such that contact between the fluid drivers is synchronized. That is, operation of the fluid drivers is synchronized such that the fluid displacement member in each fluid driver makes contact with another fluid displacement member. The contact can include at least one contact point, contact line, or contact area.

A system for pumping hydrocarbon bulk fluids includes an air-driven rotary or reciprocating positive displacement pump in fluid communication with a tank containing the hydrocarbon bulk fluid. The pump contains an inlet and an outlet. A filter or strainer is contained within the inlet for removing debris from the bulk fluid. An oiler is provided for injecting an oil and/or antifreeze mixture into an air stream provided to the air-driven positive displacement pump. A method of pumping a bulk fluid such as a hydrocarbon fuel, from one tank to another, is also presented.