A fluid compressor system having an electro-magnetic throttle valve (EMTV) that utilizes magnetic forces supplied by an electromagnet to actuate the opening and closing of the valve. The fluid compressor system may include a control system that controls the position of a valve plate of the EMTV, allowing the EMTV to fully or partially actuate to a plurality of intermediate positions depending on a current supplied to the electromagnet by the control system. The control system may control a location of the valve plate with reference to the electromagnet by balancing the forces acting on the valve plate, such as electromagnetic forces supplied by the electromagnet, biasing forces supplied by biasing components, and gravitational forces acting on the valve plate. The EMTV may include a blowdown system configured to release a pressure within the fluid compressor system when the inlet on the EMTV is closed.

A fluid compressor system having an electro-magnetic throttle valve (EMTV) that utilizes magnetic forces supplied by an electromagnet to actuate the opening and closing of the valve. The fluid compressor system may include a control system that controls the position of a valve plate of the EMTV, allowing the EMTV to fully or partially actuate to a plurality of intermediate positions depending on a current supplied to the electromagnet by the control system. The control system may control a location of the valve plate with reference to the electromagnet by balancing the forces acting on the valve plate, such as electromagnetic forces supplied by the electromagnet, biasing forces supplied by biasing components, and gravitational forces acting on the valve plate. The EMTV may include a blowdown system configured to release a pressure within the fluid compressor system when the inlet on the EMTV is closed.

A secondary airflow path can be provided for a compressor of a compressor system. The secondary airflow path can provide pressurized air to a boost port in communication with a closed compression cell of the compressor.

A secondary airflow path can be provided for a compressor of a compressor system. The secondary airflow path can provide pressurized air to a boost port in communication with a closed compression cell of the compressor.

A compressor may include a shell, a compression mechanism, first and second temperature sensors, and a control module. The shell may define a lubricant sump. The compression mechanism may be disposed within the shell and may be operable to compress a working fluid. The first temperature sensor may be at least partially disposed within the shell at a first position. The second temperature sensor may be at least partially disposed within the shell at a second position that is vertically higher than the first position. The control module may be in communication with the first and second temperature sensors and the pressure sensor and may determine whether a liquid level in the lubricant sump is below a predetermined level based on data received from the first and second temperature sensors.

A compressor may include a shell, a compression mechanism, first and second temperature sensors, and a control module. The shell may define a lubricant sump. The compression mechanism may be disposed within the shell and may be operable to compress a working fluid. The first temperature sensor may be at least partially disposed within the shell at a first position. The second temperature sensor may be at least partially disposed within the shell at a second position that is vertically higher than the first position. The control module may be in communication with the first and second temperature sensors and the pressure sensor and may determine whether a liquid level in the lubricant sump is below a predetermined level based on data received from the first and second temperature sensors.

A pumping system and method for operating a pumping system including a motor coupled to a variable speed drive to drive a pump. A torque indicator corresponding to the torque presented to the drive is determined. The torque indicator may be used to detect a fault if it exceeds a baseline torque, or to detect a defective transducer, or to detect a system change by perturbing one parameter and comparing another to a predicted value.

A screw compressor comprising a compressor element with a housing in which two helical rotors are mounted on bearings by their shafts, and a gearboxwith a housing with a mounting surface that is built onto a mounting surface of the housing of the compressor element, and which is coupled in a torque-transmitting way to a shaft of at least one of the aforementioned rotors, whereby the compressor element is provided with an oil circuit with an input and an output for oil and a cooling jacket with an input and output for a coolant, wherein the aforementioned inputs and outputs for the oil and for the coolant are located in the aforementioned mounting surface of the housing of the compressor element, whereby these inputs and outputs connect to channels for the respective supply and removal of the oil and the coolant.

A mud motor includes a rotor and a stator. Drilling fluid received by cavities of the mud motor drives the rotor to rotate within the stator. The rotor includes one or more rotor lobes extending helically and defining a rotor pitch. The stator includes two or more stator lobes extending helically and defining a stator pitch. The rotor and the stator together define a tapered profile of the mud motor that varies proceeding from a top end of the mud motor to a bottom end of the mud motor. At least one of the rotor pitch or the stator pitch vary as proceeding from the top end of the mud motor to the bottom end of the mud motor.

A uniaxial eccentric screw pump includes: a stator 32 having a female threaded inner peripheral surface; a rotor 33 configured to be insertable into the stator 32, and formed of a male threaded shaft body; an exterior body 31 configured to be movable between a first position where the exterior body 31 is capable of compressing the stator 32 and a second position where the exterior body 31 at least alleviates a compression state of the stator 32; and guide members 55, 56 configured to restrict a movement of the exterior body 31 in a circumferential direction of the stator while allowing a movement of the exterior body 31 in a radial direction of the stator by guiding an end portion of the exterior body 31.