A high-pressure homogenizer, comprising: a plurality of pumping pistons (2a, 2b), for feeding a liquid to be homogenized toward a manifold (6), each piston being associated with a respective oil hydraulic cylinder; a homogenizing valve positioned downstream of said pumping pistons (2a, 2b); and an electronic system (5) for controlling and regulating said pumping pistons (2a, 2b), which controls the law of motion of each individual piston (2a, 2b) independently. Said electronic regulation system (5) is connected to a transducer placed on the manifold (6) to regulate the delivery of oil to the individual cylinders (3a, 3b) according to the pressure, sensed in the manifold (6), of the liquid to be homogenized pumped by said pistons (2a, 2b) in order to maintain a stable flow rate and pressure.

A method is provided for actively compensating for pressure changes of a working fluid within a conduit. A first cavity is provided in fluid communication with the conduit. A second cavity is in fluid communication with a control fluid. A plunger is in communication with both the first cavity and the second cavity and is movable in response to pressure changes of the working fluid in the conduit. The plunger is re-centered. Re-centering the plunger includes the following steps. Position data representative of movement of the plunger is collected. The position data is analyzed with a control unit to determine an average position of the plunger which is offset relative to a center position. The average position of the plunger is compared, with a control unit, to the center position. A signal is relayed from the control unit to a control valve to urge the plunger toward the center position.

Provided is a tube pump including: a housing unit that has an inner peripheral surface, which is formed in an arc shape around an axis, along which a tube with flexibility is disposed, and that is opened toward one end side along the axis; a pair of roller units that are accommodated in the housing unit and rotate about the axis in a state in which the tube is blocked; a pair of drive units that cause each of the pair of roller units to rotate about the axis in the same direction; and a cover member that is disposed in the housing unit such that the cover member covers the pair of roller units and provides an annular opening region into which the tube is able to be inserted toward the inner peripheral surface.

A pump supplying an application system of a liquid covering product including a motor actuating at least two pistons, a drum rotated by the motor, the drum including an outer cylindrical surface having a cam profile, each piston being secured to a rod on which a roller is fastened rolling over the cam profile such that the roller connected to each piston via one of the rods is translated along the translation axis of the corresponding piston under the action of the rotation of the drum, each roller being in contact with the cam profile in an angularly offset position relative to the other rollers such that one of the pistons is moving when the other piston reaches an inversion point of its movement direction, and the pump including compensating means suitable for accelerating one of the pistons when another piston reaches an inversion point of its movement direction.

In a high performance liquid chromatography system, wherein a mobile phase is driven through a stationary phase for separating compounds of a sample fluid comprised in the mobile phase, a flow rate of the mobile phase is controlled in dependence on a variation in a control value in the system.

A hydraulic system for reducing mechanical loads or noise development is disclosed having at least two hydraulic pumps including a pump element, such as a piston or rotary gear. The hydraulic pumps can be speed-controlled by a pump controller to achieve a nominal pressure P.sub.0. The pump controller further includes an offset (x) between the pump elements and controls one of the hydraulic pumps such that the pump elements move in an anti-cyclic manner, that is, a phase shift of about 180.

Fluid pumps and medical treatment devices, in particular dialysis machines, include devices configured such that operating pressures and flow rates of the fluid pumps assume desired characteristics, in particular constant values or controlled profiles. The operating point of a peristaltic hose roller pump is adjusted based on an angle of rotation of a pump rotor, or by adjusting the operating point of a centrifugal pump in accordance with a profile.

A pumping system including a plurality of pumps each having a pump fluid outlet, a drive shaft, a prime mover, and fluid displacing members operatively coupled with the drive shaft. A common fluid conduit may be fluidly coupled with each pump fluid outlet. A control system of the pumping system includes position sensors operable to generate information relating to phase and/or speed of each pump, pressure sensors operable to generate information relating to fluid pressure spikes, and a controller in communication with the position and pressure sensors. The controller is operable to cause the prime movers to adjust the phasing of the pumps with respect to each other, based on the information relating to fluid pressure spikes, and synchronize the speed of the pumps.

A system comprising a plurality of pressure intensifier units configured to increase the pressure in a pressure vessel, each pressure intensifier unit comprising an inlet and an outlet configured to be connected to the pressure vessel, at least one first chamber in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet, respectively, a body controllably movable within a second chamber along a path back and forth between a first end position and a second end position, and an actuating mechanism configured to controllably move the body back and forth between the first end position and the second end position at an adjustable speed. A control and/or processing unit is configured to control the actuating mechanisms of the pressure intensifier units such that each of the bodies has a selected position in the corresponding second chamber in relation to the position(s) of the other body or bodies in its or their corresponding second chamber(s), and, subsequently, carry out a pressure increasing phase.

The present invention provides a technique that enables liquid feeding with small pulsation by reducing the volume of a liquid feeding pump. Disclosed is a liquid feeding pump comprising: a first plunger pump that has a first plunger; a second plunger pump that has a second plunger and is connected to the first plunger pump in series; a pressure sensor that is disposed on the downstream side of the second plunger pump; and a control unit that accepts an input of the discharge pressure of a liquid measured by the pressure sensor to control driving of the first plunger and driving of the second plunger, wherein when the first plunger pump compresses the liquid, the control unit drives the first plunger at a first speed, and then decreases the speed to a second speed slower than the first speed before the compression is completed, and wherein the control unit discharges the liquid from the second plunger pump by driving the second plunger in parallel with the driving of the first plunger.