Fracturing Power Unit Layout for Compact Remote Transport
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge is to design a fracturing device that is compact and portable, suitable for transportation to remote areas, given the existing devices are large and cumbersome due to their transverse arrangement of power units.
Innovation Solution
The fracturing device incorporates a power unit with a muffling compartment, a turbine engine, an air intake unit, and a cleaner, where the air intake unit is positioned at the top and the cleaner is located below the turbine engine, allowing for a compact three-layer structure, noise reduction, and efficient maintenance, with electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic driving systems for the cleaner and starter, and lubrication systems driven by electric motors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the power units are arranged transversely with large size, then the device structure is stable and components are easily accessible, but the device becomes cumbersome and difficult to transport to remote areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a transverse arrangement (horizontal dimension) to a longitudinal arrangement (vertical dimension) of power units. The first power unit is positioned at one end of the fracturing pump, and the second power unit is positioned at the other end, creating a linear configuration that reduces the device's footprint and improves portability while maintaining component accessibility through vertical stacking.
2Volume of moving object
If the air intake unit is positioned at the top of the muffling compartment, then the device achieves a compact three-layer structure, but the air intake path becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into three distinct layers: the air intake unit at the top, the muffling compartment in the middle, and the turbine engine at the bottom. This segmentation creates a compact vertical structure where each component occupies a specific layer, reducing overall device volume while organizing the air intake path into manageable segments that flow sequentially from top to bottom.
3Ease of repair
If the cleaner is located below the turbine engine, then maintenance accessibility is improved, but the device height increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bottom surface of the device is designed to serve dual purposes: it acts as the base structure supporting the turbine engine and cleaner, and simultaneously functions as a maintenance access platform. The cleaner and other maintenance components are positioned on this multi-functional base, allowing maintenance personnel to access components from below without significantly increasing the overall device height.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration reduces the device's size, facilitates transportation, and enhances maintenance accessibility while maintaining high power efficiency and environmental benefits, with reduced power supply pressure at the operation site.
Implementation Method 1
the first electric motor is connected with the first hydraulic system, and configured to drive the hydraulic system to start the turbine engine. the first hydraulic system includes: a first hydraulic pump; a first hydraulic motor; a first hydraulic pipe, one end of the first hydraulic pipe is connected with the first hydraulic pump, and the other end of the first hydraulic pipe is connected with the first hydraulic motor, the first electric motor is connected with the first hydraulic pump, and configured to drive the first hydraulic pump to pump hydraulic oil to the first hydraulic motor through the first hydraulic pipe
Implementation Method 2
the air intake unit is communicated with the turbine engine through an intake pipe, and configured to provide a combustion-supporting gas to the turbine engine
Data Source
AI summary
A fracturing device, including a power unit, wherein the power unit comprises a muffling compartment, a turbine engine, an air intake unit, and a starter; the air intake unit is communicated with the turbine engine through an intake pipe, and configured to provide a combustion-supporting gas to the turbine engine; the air intake unit is located at the top of the muffling compartment, the muffling compartment comprises an accommodation space, the turbine engine and the starter are located in the accommodation space, and the starter is configured to start the turbine engine, the starter comprises a first electric motor.