Extreme pressure fluid sample transfer pump
This patent describes a transfer pump for samples of fluids at very low or very high pressures comprising a cylinder having a piston sealed with an O-ring, the piston defining forward and back chambers, an inlet and exit port and valve arrangement for the fluid to enter and leave the forward chamber, and a port and valve arrangement in the back chamber for adjusting the pressure across the piston so that the pressure differential across the piston is essentially zero and approximately equal to the pressure of the fluid so that the O-ring seals against leakage of the fluid and the piston can be easily moved, regardless of the pressure of the fluid. The piston may be actuated by a means external to the cylinder with a piston rod extending through a hole in the cylinder sealed with a bellows attached to the piston head and the interior of the back chamber.
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (USA)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4975027; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-362993
- OSTI ID:
- 5548674
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 8 Jun 1989
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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