Piston pump and method of reducing vapor lock
Abstract
A pump includes a housing defining a cavity, at least one bore, a bore inlet, and a bore outlet. The bore extends from the cavity to the outlet and the inlet communicates with the bore at a position between the cavity and the outlet. A crankshaft is mounted in supports and has an eccentric portion disposed in the cavity. The eccentric portion is coupled to a piston so that rotation of the crankshaft reciprocates the piston in the bore between a discharge position an intake position. The bore may be offset from an axis of rotation to reduce bending of the piston during crankshaft rotation. During assembly of the pump, separate parts of the housing can be connected together to facilitate installation of internal pumping components. Also disclosed is a method of reducing vapor lock by mixing vapor and liquid portions of a substance and introducing the mixture into a piston bore.
- Inventors:
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- Benton Harbor, MI
- DeSoto, TX
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872853
- Patent Number(s):
- 6024542
- Application Number:
- 08/728,612
- Assignee:
- Phillips Engineering Co. (St. Joseph, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F04 - POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
- DOE Contract Number:
- 86X-17497C
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- piston; pump; method; reducing; vapor; lock; housing; defining; cavity; bore; inlet; outlet; extends; communicates; position; crankshaft; mounted; supports; eccentric; portion; disposed; coupled; rotation; reciprocates; discharge; intake; offset; axis; reduce; bending; assembly; separate; connected; facilitate; installation; internal; pumping; components; disclosed; mixing; liquid; portions; substance; introducing; mixture; vapor lock; eccentric portion; housing defining; portion disposed; facilitate installation; bore outlet; bore inlet; reducing vapor; discharge position; intake position; bore extends; inlet communicates; shaft rotation; pumping component; piston pump; /417/91/92/
Citation Formats
Phillips, Benjamin A, and Harvey, Michael N. Piston pump and method of reducing vapor lock. United States: N. p., 2000.
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@article{osti_872853,
title = {Piston pump and method of reducing vapor lock},
author = {Phillips, Benjamin A and Harvey, Michael N},
abstractNote = {A pump includes a housing defining a cavity, at least one bore, a bore inlet, and a bore outlet. The bore extends from the cavity to the outlet and the inlet communicates with the bore at a position between the cavity and the outlet. A crankshaft is mounted in supports and has an eccentric portion disposed in the cavity. The eccentric portion is coupled to a piston so that rotation of the crankshaft reciprocates the piston in the bore between a discharge position an intake position. The bore may be offset from an axis of rotation to reduce bending of the piston during crankshaft rotation. During assembly of the pump, separate parts of the housing can be connected together to facilitate installation of internal pumping components. Also disclosed is a method of reducing vapor lock by mixing vapor and liquid portions of a substance and introducing the mixture into a piston bore.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2000},
month = {Tue Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2000}
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