SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR MEASURING DYNAMIC PRESSURE IN RECIPROCATING PUMPS
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1. A reciprocating pump comprising:
- a pump housing that houses a crankshaft;
a piston mechanically connected to the crankshaft for pumping a fluid through a cylinder, wherein the cylinder comprises a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;
a monitor;
a computer in transmission communication with the monitor, wherein the computer comprises a memory; and
a ballistic pressure sensor mounted to the pump,wherein said ballistic sensor is in electrical communication with the monitor to sense a pressure value of a fluid within the pump.
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Abstract
The present invention describes a reciprocating pump containing a pressure sensor assembly including a monitor, a computer, and a pressure sensor in electrical communication with the monitor to sense a pressure value of a fluid within the chamber of a pump cylinder.
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20 Claims
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1. A reciprocating pump comprising:
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a pump housing that houses a crankshaft; a piston mechanically connected to the crankshaft for pumping a fluid through a cylinder, wherein the cylinder comprises a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; a monitor; a computer in transmission communication with the monitor, wherein the computer comprises a memory; and a ballistic pressure sensor mounted to the pump, wherein said ballistic sensor is in electrical communication with the monitor to sense a pressure value of a fluid within the pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11)
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6. A reciprocating pump assembly comprising;
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a pump housing that houses a crankshaft; a plurality of pistons mechanically connected to the crankshaft for pumping a fluid through a plurality of cylinders, wherein the plurality cylinders comprise a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and wherein each of the piston rods comprise a piston portion on the end extending away from the crankshaft; a plurality of piston chambers in fluid communication with the piston portion of each of the piston rods, wherein each of the piston chambers receives fluid to be pumped by the piston portion of each of the piston rods, and wherein each of the piston chambers comprise a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; a plurality of cover plates extending through a selected plurality of sidewalls of the reciprocating pump, wherein each of the cover plates comprise a threaded counter-bore, defining an outward facing shoulder; a monitor, a computer in transmission communication with the monitor, wherein the computer comprises a memory; and a plurality of ballistic pressure sensors mounted to the cover plates, wherein the plurality of ballistic sensors are in electrical communication with the monitor to sense a pressure value of a fluid within the pump. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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12. A sensor assembly for sensing fluid pressure within a reciprocating pump cylinder comprising:
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a ballistic pressure sensor or transducer capable of measuring pressure within the cylinder, a bolt having a throughbore configured to hold the sensor, and a cover plate proximate to the cylinder configured to hold the bolt and sensor in a select position relative to the cylinder, wherein the ballistic pressure sensor or transducer is configured to generate an electric signal which is proportional to a pressure value within the cylinder of the pump. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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