Abstract:
A method of monitoring the operation of a compressor includes sensing a parameter on a housing of the compressor from a device placed on the housing, generating a representative sensor signal in response to the sensed parameter, transmitting from the device a data signal related to the representative sensor signal, and receiving the data signal at a location remote from the housing. Other methods and an apparatus for monitoring the compressor are further disclosed.
Abstract:
A valve unit for a fluid working machine comprise a valve having a valve member (and optionally a valve seat), a valve actuator coupled to the valve member, and an electronic actuator controller which is integral to the valve unit and configured to actively control the valve actuator to thereby control the valve member.
Abstract:
Mechanical overloads in a reciprocating gas compressor can cause irreparable damage to compressor components if the source of the overloads is not repaired. A method of detecting mechanical overloads includes applying an overload indicator across an interface between components in the compressor, and observing a mechanical condition of the overload indicator. The mechanical condition of the overload indicator is indicative of whether the compressor experienced a mechanical overload. By placing the indicator in an appropriate location in the compressor, overload conditions can be checked during routine inspections and maintenance checks.
Abstract:
A gas booster for increasing a pressure of a gas includes a gas cylinder and a drive. The gas cylinder defines a chamber having an inlet and an outlet. A piston is actuatable within the gas cylinder to draw gas into the chamber through the inlet at a first pressure and to push the gas out of the chamber through the outlet at a second pressure that is higher than the first pressure. The drive includes an electric motor coupled to the piston of the gas cylinder by a mechanical connection to actuate the piston.
Abstract:
A delivery device, with a delivery piston (27) which is movable in a pump chamber (31) by means of an actuation device (3) and which, in one delivery direction, removes fluid from a fluid line (35) in a pressure-reducing manner and, in a further and preferably opposite delivery direction, discharges fluid into a further fluid line (37) in a pressure-increasing manner, is characterized in that a valve device (39, 41) is introduced into the respective fluid line (35, 37), each with an opposite mode of action, in such a way that, in the pressure-reducing removal process, the respective valve device (39, 41) opens in one fluid line (35) and closes in the further fluid line (37) and, in the reverse case, in the pressure-increasing discharging process, the respective valve device (39, 41) closes in one fluid line (35) and opens in the further fluid line (37).
Abstract:
Mechanical overloads in a reciprocating gas compressor can cause irreparable damage to compressor components if the source of the overloads is not repaired. A method of detecting mechanical overloads includes applying an overload indicator across an interface between components in the compressor, and observing a mechanical condition of the overload indicator. The mechanical condition of the overload indicator is indicative of whether the compressor experienced a mechanical overload. By placing the indicator in an appropriate location in the compressor, overload conditions can be checked during routine inspections and maintenance checks.