A compressor installation having a reduced load at start-up, including a gas compressor having an inlet and an outlet and a start-up valve connected to the outlet of the compressor. The start-up valve includes a valve body having an inlet and an outlet, a valve plunger connected to the inlet of the valve body, a spring connected to the valve body and the valve plunger, and a muffler. The start-up valve is configured to discharge the compressed gas through the muffler to atmosphere to reduce the load on the motor at start-up. After starting the compressor, the spring in the start-up valve is compressed after pressure is increased by the compressor and the discharge through the start-up valve to atmosphere is closed.

Idling a hydraulic machine includes electronically controlled high and low-pressure valves, a control system arranged to control opening and closing of said valves, a first idle safety valve arrangement arranged between the first working chamber and a fluid sink with a pressure equal to or lower than the high pressure, operating the hydraulic machine in an empty cylinder idle mode, wherein the high and low-pressure valves are concurrently closed for at least a whole cycle of the varying volume, and releasing hydraulic fluid to the fluid sink only when fluid pressure in the working chamber increases above a set threshold and the empty cylinder mode is enabled, enabling the first idle safety valve arrangement when the hydraulic machine operates in the empty cylinder idle mode, and disabling when not.

A system and method is provided for efficiently managing the compression of gas depending on the operating conditions and operating mode of the compression system, wherein the system includes a booster compressor, a booster compressor bypass, a conduit connected to the booster compressor and the booster compressor bypass conduit, a means for selectively directing the flow of the gas based on current operating conditions, to the booster compressor bypass or the booster compressor and a baseline compressor connected to both the booster compressor and the booster compressor bypass conduit.

Most multistage compressors specify a maximum inlet pressure that may be supplied to the compressor to stay within designed limits. If the supply gas to be compressed is at a higher pressure than the specified maximum inlet pressure, then its pressure must be reduced before connecting it to the compressor. This pressure reduction is inefficient. The present invention avoids reducing the inlet pressure by routing the supply gas directly to the appropriate compression stage depending on its inlet pressure such that the compressor loads are still within the specified limits of the equipment.

Most multistage compressors specify a maximum inlet pressure that may be supplied to the compressor to stay within designed limits. If the supply gas to be compressed is at a higher pressure than the specified maximum inlet pressure, then its pressure must be reduced before connecting it to the compressor. This pressure reduction is inefficient. The present invention avoids reducing the inlet pressure by routing the supply gas directly to the appropriate compression stage depending on its inlet pressure such that the compressor loads are still within the specified limits of the equipment.

An injector generator for use in geomechanical pumped storage systems includes a power end and a fluid end. The fluid end has one or more fluid chambers each having a fluid inlet and outlet that are controlled by rotary valves. The fluid end can function as a pump or as a motor driven by fluid pressure from the geomechanical storage formation.

An injector generator for use in geomechanical pumped storage systems includes a power end and a fluid end. The fluid end has one or more fluid chambers each having a fluid inlet and outlet that are controlled by rotary valves. The fluid end can function as a pump or as a motor driven by fluid pressure from the geomechanical storage formation.

A diaphragm pump is revealed. The diaphragm pump includes a pump device, a pump body, a top cover, and an air release valve head. The pump body includes at least two air inlet passages, at least one air outlet passage and at least one leak-proof/sealing passage, all selectively communicating with one cavity. The top cover includes a valve port, an air vent and an air outlet duct. Air pressure in the leak-proof passage acts on the air release valve head so that the valve port is closed by the air release valve head while the pump device is pumping air. The air release valve head and the valve port are separated from each other and then the valve port is communicating with the air outlet duct when the pump device stops pumping air. The pump performance is improved and no air release valve is required.

A diaphragm pump is revealed. The diaphragm pump includes a pump device, a pump body, a top cover, and an air release valve head. The pump body includes at least two air inlet passages, at least one air outlet passage and at least one leak-proof/sealing passage, all selectively communicating with one cavity. The top cover includes a valve port, an air vent and an air outlet duct. Air pressure in the leak-proof passage acts on the air release valve head so that the valve port is closed by the air release valve head while the pump device is pumping air. The air release valve head and the valve port are separated from each other and then the valve port is communicating with the air outlet duct when the pump device stops pumping air. The pump performance is improved and no air release valve is required.

A peristaltic pump precise dosing control system includes a driver, a pump head, pipeline switching means, a metering pipeline, and a discharge pipeline. An elastic tubing is provided in the pump head, and the outlet end of the elastic tubing is connected to the pipeline switching means. The driver drives the pump head to rotate to pump the liquid in the elastic tubing to the outlet end of the elastic tubing. The driver is electrically connected to the pipeline switching means so as to be capable of controlling the pipeline switching means to switch to the output pipeline with which the outlet end of the elastic tubing is connected. The pipeline switching means is driven to switch the outlet end of the elastic tubing from a state of connection with the discharge pipeline to a state of connection with the metering pipeline.