Y-type fluid end with replaceable suction module
AssigneeGardner-Denver Company
InventorsErnest Jerome Jensen, Anthony Waylan McLain
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Abstract
A fluid end assembly for a high pressure pump receives a fluid from a fluid supply manifold and supplies the fluid to an outlet manifold. The assembly includes a housing with a removable suction module. The housing has a plunger bore to receive a reciprocating plunger, a suction passage intersects said plunger bore, and a discharge passage intersects both said plunger bore and said suction passage. The removable suction module has an inlet passage.
Claims8
A fluid end assembly for a high pressure pump for receiving a fluid from a fluid supply manifold and supplying the fluid to an outlet manifold comprising:
- a first section;
- a plunger bore extending into said first section and oriented along a first centerline, said plunger bore configured for receiving a reciprocating plunger,
- a discharge section formed in said first section, said discharge section having a discharge passage and a valve chamber, said discharge passage intersecting said plunger bore, said discharge passage oriented along a second center line, said second centerline being coplanar with said first centerline and intersecting said first centerline at a first reference point to define a first obtuse angle λ;
- a suction passage, said suction passage intersecting said plunger bore, said suction passage oriented along a third centerline, said third centerline being coplanar with said second centerline and first centerline and intersecting said first centerline at a second reference point so as to define a second obtuse angle α;
- a second section;
- an inlet opening through a surface of said second section;
- a suction port in said second section and a valve chamber in said second section, said valve chamber down stream of said suction inlet, said suction passage downstream of said suction port and said inlet;
- wherein said second section is removably attached to said first section.
A section of a fluid end assembly, said section comprising:
- a plunger bore extending into said first section and oriented along a first centerline, said plunger bore configured for receiving a reciprocating plunger,
- a discharge section formed in said first section, said discharge section having a discharge passage and a valve chamber, said discharge passage intersecting said plunger bore, said discharge passage oriented along a second centerline, said second centerline being coplanar with said first centerline and intersecting said first centerline at a first reference point to define a first obtuse angle λ;
- a suction passage, said suction passage intersecting said plunger bore, said suction passage oriented along a third centerline, said third centerline being coplanar with said second centerline and first centerline and intersecting said first centerline at a second reference point so as to define a second obtuse angle α and wherein said section is a monobloc construction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.