Hydraulic air compressor system—employing a body of fluid to provide compression
OwnerBruce Jay Hancockinventor
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Abstract
A gas compression system including a body of fluid and a down pipe. A first end of the down pipe is positioned to receive a fluid from a source above a surface of the body of fluid and a second end is positioned at a lower level of the body of fluid. A gas inlet is coupled to the down pipe, above the surface of the body of fluid for mixing a gas to be compressed with the fluid from the source to form a mixture. A chamber is positioned at the lower level of the body of fluid and coupled to the second end of the down pipe for receiving the mixture and collecting a compressed gas therefrom. A conduit is coupled to the chamber for transferring the compressed gas therefrom.
Claims20
A gas compression system comprising:
- a body of fluid having a surface and a lower level;
- a down pipe having a first end and a second end, the first end positioned to receive a fluid from a source above the surface of the body of fluid and the second end positioned at the lower level of the body of fluid;
- a gas inlet coupled to the down pipe above the surface of the body of fluid for mixing a gas to be compressed with the fluid from the source to form a mixture;
- a chamber positioned at the lower level of the body of fluid and coupled to the second end of the down pipe for receiving the mixture and collecting a compressed gas therefrom;
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- a conduit coupled to the chamber for transferring the compressed gas therefrom.
A method of compressing a gas comprising the step of:
- providing a body of fluid having a surface and a lower level;
- positioning a down pipe having a first end and a second end, the first end being positioned to receive a fluid from a source above the surface of the body of fluid and the second end being positioned at the lower level of the body of fluid;
- mixing a gas to be compressed with the fluid from the source above the surface of the body of fluid to form a mixture;
- positioning a chamber at the lower level of the body of fluid and coupling the chamber to the second end of the down pipe for receiving the mixture and collecting a compressed gas therefrom;
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- transferring the compressed gas from the chamber through a conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.