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Washing objects and recovering contaminants with optimized pump control

US5897297A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 7, 1997
Grant dateApr 27, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 7, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04B2207/701
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides an apparatus for optimizing performance of a fluid pump having a supply port and a pressurized output port, comprising: a pressurized supply of a first fluid; a variable regulator coupled to the supply having a variable pressure output; and a second pump driven by the variable pressure output for impelling a second fluid into the supply port of the fluid pump.

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