Title:
A POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MULTI-CYCLINDER PUMP
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/155068
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A positive displacement multi-cylinder pump, or "radial pump" which cylinders are set in a radial configuration around a central crankcase. The radial pump has been especially designed for the seawater desalination using reverse osmosis (RO) membrane equipment. The pump acts as 1) a high pressure high flow positive displacement pump, 2) a brine energy recovery device, 3) a variable recovery system, and 4) a brine re-circulation system.
Inventors:
THAT HUY TON (CH)
TOAVS PHILIP (US)
TOAVS PHILIP (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/037572
Publication Date:
March 14, 2013
Filing Date:
May 11, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
THAT HUY TON (CH)
TOAVS PHILIP (US)
NEREID S A (CH)
TOAVS PHILIP (US)
NEREID S A (CH)
International Classes:
F04B9/04; B01D61/02; F04B49/12; F04B53/14
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1997039241A1 | 1997-10-23 |
Foreign References:
| DE4314132A1 | 1994-11-03 | |||
| US5364234A | 1994-11-15 | |||
| US5649809A | 1997-07-22 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
JENSEN, Eric et al. (Suite 500Alexandria, Virginia, US)
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