Thermal expansion inlet connection for a high pressure pump
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsClaes-Göran Johansson, Jörgen Löfstedt
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Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement in a pump block. The pump block includes a plurality of pump valves each connected to a piston in a piston pump. The pump block also includes an inlet pipe which is common to all of the pump valves. The inlet pipe has a connection to each pump valve. One connection between the inlet pipe and the pump block is fixed and includes a flange fixedly screwed in the pump block, the remaining connections are movable in the longitudinal direction of the inlet pipe. The movable connections each include a flange with over-dimensioned boltholes in which a spacer is placed.
Claims5
An arrangement in a pump block, the pump block including a plurality of pump valves and an inlet pipe common to all of the pump valves, with one connection to each pump valve, wherein a connection between the pump block and the inlet pipe is fixed and that the other connections are movable in the longitudinal direction of the inlet pipe.
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