Systems and method for use of single mass flywheel alongside torsional vibration damper assembly for single acting reciprocating pump

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12510070-B2
Application number	US-202418618827-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2024
Priority date	Sep 13, 2019
Publication date	Dec 30, 2025
Grant date	Dec 30, 2025

Abstract

A pump system may include a pump, a driveshaft, driving equipment, and a vibration dampening assembly configured to reduce pump-imposed high frequency/low amplitude and low frequency/high amplitude torsional vibrations. The pump may have an input shaft connected to the driveshaft. The driving equipment may include an output shaft having an output flange connected to the driveshaft. The driving equipment may be configured to rotate the driveshaft to rotate the input shaft of the pump therewith. The vibration dampening assembly may include one or more flywheels operably connected to the input shaft and configured to rotate therewith.

First claim

What is claimed:

1 . A pump system comprising:
a pump having an input shaft, the input shaft having an input flange positioned to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the input shaft, the pump comprises a single acting reciprocating pump; a driveshaft connected to the input shaft of the single acting reciprocating pump, the driveshaft having a longitudinal axis offset from the longitudinal axis of the input shaft; driving equipment including: a turbine engine; a gearbox connected to the turbine engine; and an output shaft connected to the gearbox, the output shaft having an output flange connected to the driveshaft, the output shaft configured to rotate the driveshaft to rotate the input shaft of the single acting reciprocating pump, the longitudinal axis of the driveshaft residing along a plane extending through the single acting reciprocating pump and the gearbox; and a vibration dampening assembly including one or more torsional vibration dampers operably connected to the input shaft and configured to reduce torsional resonance within the driving equipment or the single acting reciprocating pump.

2 . The pump system according to claim 1 , wherein the input flange is connected to the driveshaft.

3 . The pump system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more torsional vibration dampers comprise a first torsional vibration damper operably connected to the input shaft.

4 . The pump system according to claim 3 , wherein the input flange is connected to the driveshaft, the first torsional vibration damper being connected to the input flange.

5 . The pump system according to claim 3 , wherein the first torsional vibration damper is connected to the output flange.

6 . The pump system according to claim 3 , wherein the one or more torsional vibration dampers further comprises a second torsional vibration damper, wherein the input flange is connected to the driveshaft, the second torsional vibration damper being connected to the input flange.

7 . The pump system according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more single mass flywheels including a first flywheel operably connected to the input shaft and configured to rotate therewith, the one or more flywheels, including the first flywheel, also being configured to absorb a torque shock in the form of torque variance resulting from hydraulic fluid pulsation within the single acting reciprocating pump.

8 . A pump system comprising:
a pump comprising a single acting reciprocating pump configured to pump a hydraulic fracturing fluid, the single acting reciprocating pump having an input shaft, the input shaft including an input flange and having a longitudinal axis; a driveshaft connected to the input flange of the input shaft of the single acting reciprocating pump, the driveshaft having a longitudinal axis offset from the longitudinal axis of the input shaft; and driving equipment including: a turbine engine; and a gearbox connected to the turbine engine, the gearbox comprising an output shaft and a brake, the output shaft having an output flange connected to the driveshaft and configured to rotate the driveshaft to rotate the input shaft of the single acting reciprocating pump, wherein the longitudinal axis of the driveshaft resides along a plane extending through the single acting reciprocating pump and the gearbox.

9 . The pump system according to claim 8 , further comprising a torsional vibration damper operably connected to the input shaft, the torsional vibration damper being configured to reduce high frequency/low amplitude torsional vibrations generated by operation of the single acting reciprocating pump, wherein the torsional vibration damper comprises a viscous vibration damper, a spring-viscous vibration damper, or a spring torsional vibration damper.

10 . The pump system according to claim 9 , wherein the torsional vibration damper is connected to the output flange.

11 . The pump system according to claim 9 , wherein the torsional vibration damper comprises a first torsional vibration damper, and the pump system further comprises a second torsional vibration damper.

12 . The pump system according to claim 11 , wherein the input flange is connected to the driveshaft and the second torsional vibration damper, and wherein the second torsional vibration damper is disposed between the input flange and the driveshaft.

13 . The pump system according to claim 12 , wherein the first torsional vibration damper is connected to the output flange and the driveshaft, and wherein the first torsional vibration damper is disposed between the output flange and the driveshaft.

14 . The pump system according to claim 8 , wherein the driveshaft comprises an upstream portion, a downstream portion, and a central portion disposed between the upstream portion and the downstream portion, and wherein the upstream portion comprises a first constant velocity (CV) joint and the downstream portion comprises a second CV joint.

15 . The pump system according to claim 8 , further comprising one or more single mass flywheels including a first flywheel operably connected to the input shaft and configured to rotate therewith, the one or more flywheels, including the first flywheel, also being configured to absorb a torque shock in the form of torque variance resulting from hydraulic fracturing fluid pulsation within the single acting reciprocating pump.

16 . A hydraulic fracturing pump system comprising:
a pump comprising a single acting reciprocating pump configured to pump hydraulic fracturing fluid, the single acting reciprocating pump having an input shaft, the input shaft including an input flange and having a longitudinal axis; a driveshaft connected to the input flange of the input shaft of the single acting reciprocating pump, the driveshaft comprising: an upstream portion comprising a first constant velocity (CV) joint, a downstream portion comprising a second CV joint, and a central portion disposed between the upstream portion and the downstream portion, the driveshaft having a longitudinal axis offset from the longitudinal axis of the input shaft; driving equipment including an output shaft having an output flange connected to the driveshaft and configured to rotate the driveshaft to rotate the input shaft of the pump therewith, the driving equipment comprising: a gas turbine engine; a gearbox directly connected to the gas turbine engine, the gearbox including an output shaft having an output flange connected to the driveshaft and configured to rotate the driveshaft to rotate the input shaft of the single acting reciprocating pump; a brake rotor connected to the output shaft; and a brake caliper connected to the gearbox, wherein the longitudinal axis of the driveshaft resides along a plane extending through the single acting reciprocating pump and the gearbox.

17 . The hydraulic fracturing pump system according to claim 16 , further comprising a first torsional vibration damper operable connected to the first CV joint and disposed between the output flange and the first CV joint, the first torsional vibration damper configured to reduce high frequency/low amplitude torsional vibrations generated by operation of the single acting reciprocating pump.

18 . The hydraulic fracturing pump system according to claim 17 , further comprising a second torsional vibration damper, the second vibration damper connected to the input flange and the second CV joint, wherein the second vibration damper is disposed between the input flange and the second CV joint, wherein the first to

Assignees

• Bj Energy Solutions Llc

Inventors

• Yeung Tony
• Rodriguez-Ramon Ricardo
• Rodriguez Guillermo
• Seth Samir Nath

Classifications

• F04B17/00 Primary

  Pumps characterised by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors · CPC title

• F16F15/1457

  Systems with a single mass · CPC title

• F16F15/1202

  the damping action being at least partially controlled by centrifugal masses (F16F15/13128 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16F15/3153

  Securing inertia members to the shafts · CPC title

• F16F2238/02

  Springs · CPC title