GB2478079A

GB2478079A - Modular lubrication system

Info

Publication number: GB2478079A
Application number: GB1108617A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Edward S Czechowski; Robert M Kolodziej; Michael Nuchereno
Original assignee: Cameron International Corp
Current assignee: Cameron International Corp
Priority date: 2006-02-17
Filing date: 2007-02-15
Publication date: 2011-08-24
Anticipated expiration: 2027-02-15
Also published as: GB2478079B; GB201108617D0

Abstract

The invention provides a modular lubrication system which includes cooling equipment 75, 77, and filtration equipment 79, 81, arranged on a base 72, (20 fig 2). The system can further include a sump 54 having an opening over which the base is mounted, the base supporting lubricant circulation equipment, e.g. a pump. The sump includes a sloping wall 74 such that the cooling and filtration equipment do not overhang the sump footprint. Alternatively, the modular lubrication system can include a base in the form of a block (20 fig 2), and the block can include a plurality of passages (90 fig 6) in fluid communication with both the cooler and filter. The pump may be mounted to the base via a support 76, and the pump may be arranged within the sump. The base may accept one or more coolers and one or more filters, and the base may include isolation valving 26 for change-over between duty and standby/redundant equipment. The arrangement allows close mounting of filter(s) and cooler(s) to the reservoir, and may permit use of a submersible pump. The arrangement further permits a reduction of pipe-work connections, and the ability to maintain/replace filters and coolers without shutting down.

Description

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Claims

CLAI MS1. A modular lubrication system for rotating or reciprocating equipment, comprising: a sump having an opening thereon; a base mounted over said opening and supporting lubricant circulation, cooling and filtration equipment thereon; wherein said sump comprises a generally flat bottom defining its footprint and said opening is disposed on a sloping wall such that said circulation cooling and filtration equipment does not overhang said footprint.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein: said circulation equipment is mounted to said base within said sump.
3. The system of either of claims 1 or 2, comprising: a three dimensional solid object having an exterior surface adapted to sealingly directly accept at least one of said circulation, cooling and filtration equipment said object formed having passages therein, with at least some extending to said exterior surface, for fluid communication to said equipment.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein: all said circulation, cooling and filtration equipment is directly connected to said object.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein at least one of said circulation, cooling and filtration equipment has a redundant counterpart and said passages comprising at least one valve to allow changeover between redundant equipment connected to said passages.
6. The system of claim 5, comprising: said at least one valve comprising a plurality of valves in said passages that are operable from said exterior surface to isolate passages leading into and out of one of said redundant counterpart equipment and opening other passages for inlet and outlet to another counterpart.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein: said valves comprise one of 90 ball or plug valve or a shuttle valve.
8. An apparatus for assembling equipment in a module, comprising: a three dimensional solid object having an exterior surface adapted to sealingly directly accept a plurality of equipment, said object formed having passages therein, with at least some extending to said exterior surface, for fluid communication to said equipment.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein: said passages comprise of at least one valve.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein: said exterior surface is adapted to accept redundant equipment and said at least one valve comprises a plurality of valves capable of isolating one of at least two redundant equipment and put another in flow communication with said passages.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein: said plurality of valves are operable by at least one actuator mounted to said exterior surface of said object.
12. The apparatus of any of claims 8to 11, wherein: at least one control device is mounted in said passages with the ability to selectively divert flow therein.
13. The apparatus of any of claims 8 to 12, wherein: said block is connected to a lubricant sump and comprises at least one lubricant cooler directly mounted thereto.
14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein: said block further comprises at least one lubricant filter directly mounted thereto.
15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein: said block further comprises a thermal block to control temperature of circulating lubricant by diversion of said cooler through said passages therein.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein: said block further comprises connections for coolant and lubricant and valves operated from said exterior surface; said at least one cooler comprises a plurality of redundant coolers and said valves place different redundant coolers in flow communication with said passages.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein: said at least one filter comprises a plurality of redundant filters and said valves place different redundant filters in flow communication with said passages.
18. The apparatus of any of claims 13 to 17, wherein: said block is mounted to a base that is secured to said sump, said base supporting at least one pump thereon.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein: said pump is submersible and mounted to the opposite side of said base as said block and within said sump.
20. The apparatus of claim 18 or 19, wherein: said sump has a generally flat bottom defining a footprint and a sloping wall to accept said base such that said cooler does not overhang said footprint.
21. A modular lubrication system, comprising: a block having a plurality of passages extending internally thereth rough; at least one oil filter directly mounted to the central block and in fluid communication with at least one of the plurality of passages; and at least one cooler assembly directly mounted to the central block and in fluid communication with at least one of the plurality of passages.