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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Orbital Engine Company Proprietary Limited, Willeton, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417 54 ; 123531 ; 417 86 ; 417145 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for delivering metered quantities of liquid wherein the liquid is circulated through a chamber to fill the chamber with liquid and circulation is temporarily terminated with the chamber filled with liquid. While circulation is terminated gas under pressure is admitted to the chamber to displace liquid therefrom through a discharge port. The quantity of liquid displaced is controlled by regulating the volume of the chamber and/or by regulating the relative disposition in the chamber of the point of entry of the gas and point of discharge of the liquid.