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US 8,506,259 B2Granted
Fluid compression system
AssigneeSolar Turbines Incorporated
InventorsRainer Kurz, Robert C. White
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Abstract
A fluid compression system is disclosed. The fluid compression system may include a first compressor disposed in a first fluid conduit, a first valve disposed in the first fluid conduit upstream of the first compressor, a second valve disposed in the first fluid conduit downstream of the first compressor, a second compressor in fluid communication with the first compressor and configured to selectively pump fluid from the first compressor.
Claims16
A fluid compression system, comprising:
- a first compressor disposed in a first fluid conduit;
- a first valve disposed in the first fluid conduit upstream of the first compressor;
- a second valve disposed in the first fluid conduit downstream of the first compressor;
- a second compressor in fluid communication with the first compressor and configured to selectively pump fluid from the first compressor, the second compressor disposed in a second fluid conduit, the second fluid conduit fluidly couples the first fluid conduit between the first valve and the second valve with the first fluid conduit downstream of the second valve;
- a pressure regulator configured to maintain a positive pressure of about 1-6 prig in the first compressor when the first compressor is not operating.
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A method of operating a fluid compression system, comprising:
- compressing a fluid at a first location;
- ceasing compressing the fluid at the first location;
- and
- compressing the fluid at a second location, wherein compressing the fluid at the second location reduces fluid pressure at the first location, and wherein compressing the fluid at the second location comprises transferring the fluid from the first location to a third location that is upstream of the first location.
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A method of operating a fluid compression system, comprising:
- compressing a fluid at a first location;
- ceasing compressing the fluid at the first location;
- compressing the fluid at a second location, wherein compressing the fluid at the second location reduces fluid pressure at the first location;
- ceasing compressing the fluid at the second location;
- and
- maintaining a positive pressure at the first location, comprising transferring the fluid from a third location to the first location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.