Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for testing the piston (2) of an injection pump of a pressure medium, the piston comprising a longitudinal groove (2b) that begins from its frontal face (2a) and extends on its side, and a screw-shaped guide edge (2c) that abuts on the envelope surface of the piston. According to the invention, the piston (2) is inserted, with its frontal face (2a) first, into a testing cylinder (1), wherein the clearance between the piston (2) and the testing cylinder (2) is tight and wherein a specific testing pressure is exerted on the envelope surface of the piston, in a limited area, from the vicinity of the said guide edge (2c) to a selected measurement point. The piston (2) is moved in the testing cylinder (1), so that the said measurement point moves, following the guide edge (2c). Changes in the testing pressure are monitored to observe any failures in the piston (2) and the said guide edge (2c).
Abstract:
A pumping apparatus for pumping fluid comprises at least two pump chambers, two inlet valves and two outlet valves. The pump chambers comprise a first pump chamber and a second pump chamber, said first pump chamber and second pump chamber in parallel with said first pump chamber receiving fluid from a fluid supply via a first inlet valve and said second pump chamber receiving fluid from a fluid supply via a second inlet valve. The first pump chamber discharges said fluid via a first outlet check valve and said second pump chamber discharges said fluid via a second outlet check valve. The apparatus comprises further at least one motor for powering said pistons in said pump chambers, said motor operating in pumping mode upon receiving a pumping signal, and at least one inlet valve in fluid communication with said inlet of said pump chambers, said inlet valve having an open position and a closed position. The apparatus comprises further at least one switchable valve in fluid communication with said outlet of said pump chambers, at least one first pressure measuring device and control means for detecting leaks or defects.
Abstract:
A high pressure fuel pump includes a cylinder having a pressurizing chamber and a plunger inserted into the cylinder. The plunger is axially reciprocated by a lifter to pressurize fuel in the pressurizing chamber. A seal member encompasses a portion of the plunger that is projected from the cylinder. The seal member disconnects a cylinder side space surrounded by the seal member from a lifter side space outside the seal member. The seal member has an annular lip portion that contacts a peripheral surface of the plunger, and the annular lip portion has a pair of lips separated from each other in an axial direction of the plunger. An axial distance between the lips is greater than a stroke of the plunger. As a result, fuel does not enter the lifter side space, and lubricating oil does not enter the cylinder side space.
Abstract:
The invention is a method and apparatus for significantly improving the performance of a reciprocating pump by delivering the pumping fluid at a desired pressure and flow rate with minimal flow fluctuations. The compressibility of the pumping fluid directly effects volumetric flow rate and mass flow rate. The method includes the step of sensing various pump parameters related to said compressibility and adjusting the pumping speed to make appropriate accommodations. In particular, the compressibility of the pumping fluid is effected by the adiabatic heating of the pumping fluid during compression, variations in pumping fluid density, leaks in the check valves of cylinder/piston seals and the primary and secondary switching losses in the fluid flow occurring when the primary and secondary pistons reverse direction.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an improved reciprocating pump providing oil for low pressure, self-contained oil-filled cables. It is particularly important to have a gas tight system in such a pumping plant since the oil in the storage tank (6) has to be kept under vacuum at all times to keep the oil in a gas-free condition. The air or gas driven oil pump (8) has two piston rod seals (9,10). The area between the two seals is provided with an inlet (11) and outlet opening (12) through which oil can be flushed from the high pressure side of the pump (8) to the top of a storage tank (6).