A self-aligning mud pump apparatus is provided. In one embodiment, the mud pump includes a rotatable crankshaft, a crosshead, a crosshead guide, and a hub disposed in a housing. The hub is disposed on the crankshaft and is operable to convert rotating motion of the crankshaft to reciprocating motion of the crosshead within the crosshead guide. The hub is coupled to the crosshead via a connecting rod, which is connected the crosshead such that the connecting rod has five degrees of freedom with respect to the crosshead guide. The mud pump may also or instead include a piston coupled to the crosshead with five degrees of freedom between the piston and the crosshead. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.

A self-aligning mud pump apparatus is provided. In one embodiment, the mud pump includes a rotatable crankshaft, a crosshead, a crosshead guide, and a hub disposed in a housing. The hub is disposed on the crankshaft and is operable to convert rotating motion of the crankshaft to reciprocating motion of the crosshead within the crosshead guide. The hub is coupled to the crosshead via a connecting rod, which is connected the crosshead such that the connecting rod has five degrees of freedom with respect to the crosshead guide. The mud pump may also or instead include a piston coupled to the crosshead with five degrees of freedom between the piston and the crosshead. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.

The present application relates to a high-pressure cleaning machine, comprising: a housing, a motor, a transmission mechanism, a pump, a handle, a detachable rechargeable battery pack and a nozzle, wherein the pump comprises a central chamber, a water inlet, a water outlet and a single plunger, a water inlet chamber connected to the water inlet, and a water outlet chamber connected to the water outlet, and wherein the plunger is disposed in the central chamber and is driven by the motor to perform reciprocating motion in the central chamber; wherein the motor, the transmission mechanism and the pump are located at one end of the handle, and the battery pack is located at the other end of the handle.

The present application relates to a high-pressure cleaning machine, comprising: a housing, a motor, a transmission mechanism, a pump, a handle, a detachable rechargeable battery pack and a nozzle, wherein the pump comprises a central chamber, a water inlet, a water outlet and a single plunger, a water inlet chamber connected to the water inlet, and a water outlet chamber connected to the water outlet, and wherein the plunger is disposed in the central chamber and is driven by the motor to perform reciprocating motion in the central chamber; wherein the motor, the transmission mechanism and the pump are located at one end of the handle, and the battery pack is located at the other end of the handle.

A pump comprises: a plurality of pistons each of which is slidable inside a cylinder so as to vary volume of a corresponding chamber, a plurality of suction valves, each of which is associated with a chamber and is operable to allow a liquid to enter the chamber, the suction valves being arranged in a first sequence, a plurality of delivery valves, each of which is associated with a chamber and is operable to allow said liquid to exit from the chamber, the delivery valves being arranged in a second sequence, an adjusting valve for adjusting pressure of the liquid exiting from the pump.

The adjusting valve is interposed between two consecutive valves of a sequence chosen from said first sequence and said second sequence.

The pump further comprises: an outlet conduit arranged downstream of the delivery valves, a shutter device interposed between an initial portion of the outlet conduit and a final portion of the outlet conduit, so as to put the initial portion in fluid communication with the final portion, or alternatively separate the initial portion from the final portion, a connecting hole for connecting a portion of the outlet conduit arranged downstream of the shutter device with the adjusting valve.

A pump comprises: a plurality of pistons each of which is slidable inside a cylinder so as to vary volume of a corresponding chamber, a plurality of suction valves, each of which is associated with a chamber and is operable to allow a liquid to enter the chamber, the suction valves being arranged in a first sequence, a plurality of delivery valves, each of which is associated with a chamber and is operable to allow said liquid to exit from the chamber, the delivery valves being arranged in a second sequence, an adjusting valve for adjusting pressure of the liquid exiting from the pump.

The adjusting valve is interposed between two consecutive valves of a sequence chosen from said first sequence and said second sequence.

The pump further comprises: an outlet conduit arranged downstream of the delivery valves, a shutter device interposed between an initial portion of the outlet conduit and a final portion of the outlet conduit, so as to put the initial portion in fluid communication with the final portion, or alternatively separate the initial portion from the final portion, a connecting hole for connecting a portion of the outlet conduit arranged downstream of the shutter device with the adjusting valve.

A compressor and method for compressing a working medium, including moving a drive piston which is driven by way of a driving medium within a first cylinder between a first end position and a second end position; moving a high pressure piston which compresses the working medium within a second cylinder between a first end position and a second end position; arranging a high pressure seal for sealing the high pressure piston; arranging a magazine having a receptacle for the high pressure seal and at least one replacement high pressure seal in a first operating position, in which the high pressure piston is sealed by way of the high pressure seal; and transferring the magazine from the first operating position to a second operating position, in which the high pressure piston is sealed by way of the replacement high pressure seal.

A high-pressure fuel pump includes a pump housing which defines a pumping chamber, a fuel inlet which allows low-pressure fuel into the pumping chamber, a fuel outlet which allows high-pressure fuel out of the pumping chamber, and a plunger bore which extends along an axis and opens into the pumping chamber. The high-pressure fuel pump also includes a pumping plunger which reciprocates within the plunger bore along the axis such that reciprocation of the pumping plunger within the plunger bore increase and decreases a volume of the pumping chamber. The pumping plunger includes a sealing ring groove which is concentric with the plunger bore, the sealing ring groove including a sealing ring therein which engages the plunger bore in an interference fit. A diametric clearance greater than 12 microns is provided between the pumping plunger and the plunger bore.

A high-pressure fuel pump includes a pump housing which defines a pumping chamber, a fuel inlet which allows low-pressure fuel into the pumping chamber, a fuel outlet which allows high-pressure fuel out of the pumping chamber, and a plunger bore which extends along an axis and opens into the pumping chamber. The high-pressure fuel pump also includes a pumping plunger which reciprocates within the plunger bore along the axis such that reciprocation of the pumping plunger within the plunger bore increase and decreases a volume of the pumping chamber. The pumping plunger includes a sealing ring groove which is concentric with the plunger bore, the sealing ring groove including a sealing ring therein which engages the plunger bore in an interference fit. A diametric clearance greater than 12 microns is provided between the pumping plunger and the plunger bore.

A plasma compression driver is connected to a plasma containment vessel containing a liquid medium that forms a liquid liner containing plasma, and comprises a pair of coaxially aligned pistons that are sequentially driven towards the liquid liner. A pusher bore containing a pusher piston is coaxial with and has a smaller diameter than a driver bore containing a driver piston such that an interconnecting annular face surface is defined at the junction of the driver and pusher bores. During the compression operation, a prime mover accelerates the driver piston towards the pusher piston and compresses a compression fluid, which accelerates the pusher piston and pushes the liquid medium in the pusher bore into the vessel, causing the liquid liner to collapse, and compressing the plasma. Outward forces on the vessel wall caused by compression driver recoil and increased vessel pressure is counteracted by an inward force applied by the compression fluid on the annular face surface during the compression operation.