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US 2021/0277917 A1Published application
Systems and methods for repairing fluid handling equipment
AssigneeEnergy Recovery, Inc.
InventorsFarshad Ghasripoor, Jeremy Grant Martin
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Abstract
A method includes removing a worn portion from a component of a rotary isobaric pressure exchanger (IPX). The rotary IPX is configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid. The method further includes repairing the component after the worn portion is removed from the component.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- removing a worn portion from a component of a rotary isobaric pressure exchanger (IPX) configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid;
- and
- repairing the component after the worn portion is removed from the component.
A method comprising:
- removing a worn portion of a first end face of a rotor of a rotary isobaric pressure exchanger (IPX), wherein the rotary IPX is configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid, wherein the rotor is configured to rotate within a cylindrical body portion of the rotary IPX and about a longitudinal axis disposed along a center of the rotor, wherein the rotor comprises a plurality of channels disposed between the first end face of the rotor and a second end face of the rotor;
- and
- coupling a first end face of a rotor replacement piece of the rotary IPX to the first end face of the rotor to replace the worn portion, wherein the rotor replacement piece forms a first plurality of apertures configured to align with a plurality of channels of the rotor to receive the first fluid or the second fluid.
A method comprising:
- removing a worn portion of a first end face of an end plate of a rotary isobaric pressure exchanger (IPX);
- and
- coupling a first end face of an end plate replacement piece of the rotary IPX to a first end face of the end plate to replace the worn portion, wherein the end plate forms a first plurality of apertures configured to align with a second plurality of apertures of the end plate replacement piece, wherein a manifold of the rotary IPX is coupled to and extends over a second end face of the end plate, wherein the manifold comprises a fluid chamber, an inlet port, and an outlet port configured to transfer one of a first fluid or a second fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.