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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Bp Exploration Operating Company Limited, Middlesex, GB;
Inventor:
Mark Joseph Denny, Dorset, GB;
Assignee:
BP EXPLORATION OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED, Middlesex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03C 2/00 (2006.01); F03C 4/00 (2006.01); F04C 2/00 (2006.01); F04C 18/00 (2006.01); F04C 14/24 (2006.01); F04C 18/48 (2006.01); F04C 18/16 (2006.01); F04C 28/10 (2006.01); F04C 2/16 (2006.01); F04C 11/00 (2006.01); F04C 13/00 (2006.01); F04C 14/26 (2006.01); F04C 18/08 (2006.01); F04C 28/26 (2006.01); F04C 15/06 (2006.01); F04C 23/00 (2006.01); F04C 28/24 (2006.01); F04C 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 14/24 (2013.01); F04C 2/16 (2013.01); F04C 11/001 (2013.01); F04C 13/008 (2013.01); F04C 14/26 (2013.01); F04C 15/064 (2013.01); F04C 18/08 (2013.01); F04C 18/16 (2013.01); F04C 18/48 (2013.01); F04C 23/001 (2013.01); F04C 28/10 (2013.01); F04C 28/24 (2013.01); F04C 28/26 (2013.01); F04C 29/124 (2013.01); F04C 2210/24 (2013.01); F04C 2240/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a pump comprising a pump inlet, a pump outlet, at least two threaded rotors and a pressure controlled valve, the pressure controlled valve being capable of controlling re-circulation of fluid from the pump outlet to the pump inlet. The pressure controlled valve can be a control valve. The invention also provides a multiple stage pump assembly comprising at least two pumps arranged in series, wherein at least one of the pumps is the aforementioned pump.