PURGE APPARATUS AND PURGE METHOD
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240360832A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18682528

    申请日:2022-08-09

    申请人: EBARA CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: F04D13/08 F04D7/00 F04D19/04

    CPC分类号: F04D13/08 F04D7/00 F04D19/04

    摘要: A purge apparatus is provided. The purge apparatus is capable of preventing air from being entrained when a submersible pump is moved into a pump column, and capable of warming the submersible pump when the submersible pump is removed from the pump column to thereby prevent component of the air from being liquefied, thus preventing the liquefied gas from being emitted in the atmosphere. The purge apparatus includes a hermetic purge container configured to accommodate the submersible pump therein; a vacuum line coupled to the hermetic purge container and coupled to a vacuum source; a purge-gas supply line coupled to the hermetic purge container and coupled to a purge-gas supply source; and a purge-gas supply valve mounted to the purge-gas supply line.

    FLUID-PATH SWITCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PREVENTING IDLING ROTATION OF SUBMERSIBLE PUMP

    公开(公告)号:US20240011492A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18253610

    申请日:2021-08-27

    申请人: EBARA CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: F04D7/02 F04D13/08 F04D29/44

    摘要: The present invention relates to a technique of preventing idling rotation of a submersible pump used for delivering liquefied gas, such as liquefied ammonia, liquid hydrogen, liquid nitrogen, liquefied natural gas, liquefied ethylene gas, or liquefied petroleum gas. A fluid-path switching apparatus (5) includes: a flow-passage structure (45) having a first flow passage (41), a second flow passage (42), and a third flow passage (43); and a valve element (47) for allowing the third flow passage (43) to selectively communicate with the first flow passage (41) or the second flow passage (42). The first flow passage (41) communicates with a discharge outlet (1b) of the submersible pump (1), the second flow passage (42) communicates with an interior of the suction vessel (2), and the third flow passage (43) communicates with a discharge port (8) of the suction vessel (2).