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Automatic pump control

Systems, methods, and a computer readable medium are provided for automatically controlling a pump in an oil production environment. Sensor data can be collected from pump machinery and can be used to generate an advisory statement identifying a change in pump operation in regard to one or more operating conditions. The advisory plan can be used to determine an optimization action plan to maintain the operation of the pump machinery with respect to the operating conditions. The optimization action plan can include an action, a parameter, and a parameter variable and can be transmitted to a computing device configured within a supervisory control and data acquisition system and coupled to the pump machinery. The computing device can execute the optimization action plan to control the pump machinery with respect to the operating conditions.

ROTARY PISTON ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A ROTARY PISTON ENGINE
20200400022 · 2020-12-24 ·

A rotary piston engine comprises a housing (10), which forms an interior space (11), and at least two rotary pistons (20, 30), which are arranged in the interior space (11). Formed on the interior space (11) are an inlet opening (13) and an outlet opening (15) to guide a fluid through the interior space (11). The rotary pistons (20, 30) are thereby driven by fluid flowing through. Each rotary piston (20, 30) has on its outer circumference at least two sealing strips (21, 31). According to the invention each rotary piston (20, 30) comprises at least two cavities (27, 37), in each of which a tube (38B) or an elastic solid rod is arranged. The sealing strips (21, 31) project into the cavities and against the tube (38B) received therein or the elastic solid rod. Through the tube (38B) or the rod, the sealing strips (21, 31) are pushed radially outwards.

Gear pump bearings

A gear pump bearing can include a body sized and shaped to occupy a portion of a pump housing cavity such that a clearance is formed between the body and a pump housing. The gear pump bearing can also include at least one clearance consuming feature extending from an outer surface of the body configured to reduce motion of the body within the pump housing cavity.

GEAR PUMP BEARING WITH HYBRID PAD SHUTOFF
20200309123 · 2020-10-01 ·

A gear pump could be said to include a first gear and a second gear intermeshed with the first gear. An inlet side is configured to have an inlet connection connected thereto. A discharge side is configured to have a first discharge connection connected thereto. At least one shaft is in operable communication with each of the first and second gears. A bearing is configured to support at least one of the shafts via an inner bore and having an outer peripheral surface. A valve bore is formed into bearing between the inner bore and the outer peripheral surface. A second discharge connection is formed into the bearing. A tap provides fluidic communication between the valve bore and a pad defined in the inner bore. A valve is positioned in the valve bore. The valve includes a moving valve member. A spring biases the moving valve member in a direction toward the second discharge connection. A fuel pump system is also disclosed.

Automatic Pump Control
20200240248 · 2020-07-30 ·

Systems, methods, and a computer readable medium are provided for automatically controlling a pump in an oil production environment. Sensor data can be collected from pump machinery and can be used to generate an advisory statement identifying a change in pump operation in regard to one or more operating conditions. The advisory plan can be used to determine an optimization action plan to maintain the operation of the pump machinery with respect to the operating conditions. The optimization action plan can include an action, a parameter, and a parameter variable and can be transmitted to a computing device configured within a supervisory control and data acquisition system and coupled to the pump machinery. The computing device can execute the optimization action plan to control the pump machinery with respect to the operating conditions.

Pump Device, especially for mobile means of transport
20200224664 · 2020-07-16 ·

Mobile means of transport (100) with a pump apparatus (1) and mobile pump apparatus (1) for use in mobile means of transport (100) such as semitrailers, tank trailers, tank semitrailers (101), tank trucks and trucks (102), comprising a drive motor (40) and a rotary piston pump (2). The drive motor (40) comprises a motor shaft (41) for driving the rotary piston pump (2). The rotary piston pump (2) comprises a housing (3) and two pump openings (4, 5) configured thereon, one of which serves as a pump inlet (4) and the other, as a pump outlet (5).

The rotary piston pump (2) comprises at least two rotor units (10, 20) rotatably accommodated in the housing (3) in a pump chamber (6) for conveying a fluid from the pump inlet (4) to the pump outlet (5). The two rotor units (10, 20) are accommodated on rotatably mounted rotor shafts (11, 21), each rotor shaft (11, 21) being equipped with a rotor gear wheel (12, 22) arranged outside the pump chamber (6). A drive pinion (32) of a drive shaft (31) of the rotary piston pump (2) is coupled to one of the rotor gear wheels (12). The motor shaft (41) of the drive motor (40) has a recess (81) at its front end (41a), where the drive shaft (31) of the rotary piston pump (2) is accommodated and coupled to the drive shaft (31).

PUMP ASSEMBLY HAVING TWO PUMPS PROVIDED IN A SINGLE HOUSING
20200208629 · 2020-07-02 ·

A pump assembly that has a first pump and a second pump for pumping lubricant, both pumps being integrated into a single housing. A drive shaft is provided that drives both pumps. Both the first pump and the second pump have a gear or rotor that is rotated by the drive shaft. Each of the pumps have an inlet provided on the housing to receive input from a source outside the housing and an outlet. The housing has a wall that is common to both pumps. The first pump is provided on a first side of the wall and the second pump is provided on the second, opposite side. The gears or rotors of the pumps may be provided in pockets provided on the first and second sides of the wall. The drive shaft extends through the wall and connects to each of the drive gears or rotors.

GEAR PUMP BEARINGS

A gear pump bearing can include a body sized and shaped to occupy a portion of a pump housing cavity such that a clearance is formed between the body and a pump housing. The gear pump bearing can also include at least one clearance consuming feature extending from an outer surface of the body configured to reduce motion of the body within the pump housing cavity.

PUMP FOR CONVEYING A FLUID

A pump for conveying a fluid includes a casing with a casing inner wall, a pump interior, an inlet opening, an outlet opening, a displacement assembly, and a radial protective element arranged in the pump interior in order to line at least one radial section of the pump interior, the radial protective element bearing against a radial section of the casing inner wall. A fastening element is provided which can be arranged in a fastening position in which the fastening element bears against an edge of the radial protective element and in the process fastens the radial protective element in the pump interior, wherein the fastening element has a longitudinal extent which extends from a first axial end of the pump interior along a recess arranged in the casing inner wall.

Device for recirculating an at least partially gaseous composition containing hydrogen and fuel cell system

A dry rotary pump for recirculating an at least partially gaseous composition containing hydrogen. The dry rotary pump comprising a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft. The first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are driven in rotation by a drive system in a gear chamber. The dry rotary pump comprises a first pair of seals and a second pair of seals, each comprising a first shaft seal and a second shaft seal. The dry rotary pump comprises a pressure equalization chamber in fluid connection with a gap between the first shaft seal and the second shaft seal to regulate pressure in the gap. The gear chamber is in fluid connection with the gap, and the pumping chamber is in fluid connection with the first shaft seal and the first shaft seal by a pulsation attenuation chamber.