A water-based, shear-thinning process fluid comprises bentonite, aluminium hydroxide particles, and salt. The median diameter (by weight) of the aluminium hydroxide particles does not exceed 2 .mu.m.

A fluid end for a high-pressure pump including a unitary body with a plurality of horizontal passages each for receiving a reciprocating plunger at one of its ends and a pressure relief valve at the other of its ends. The body is provided with a corresponding number of vertical passages each of which intersect one of the horizontal passages and contains a suction valve at its bottom and a discharge valve at its top. A suction manifold is hingedly attached to the bottom of body to provide a flow ...

After the tooth portion 102b of the stationary scroll 102 and the tooth portion 103b of the revolving scroll 103 have contacted each other on one contact face 121 in the central portion of the scroll (shown in FIG. 5A), when this contact face 121 is shifted to two sliding contact portions 122, 123, the operating chamber V is formed between the two sliding contact portions 122, 123 (shown in FIG. 5B), and the refrigerant introducing port 105a is open to the region on the contact face 121. Accordi...

A fluid connection comprised of a first fitting having a body with a first end and a second end. A passage extends through the body from the first end to the second end. A bracket is mounted to the second end of the body. The bracket defines a space adjacent the second end. A mounting element is provided for mounting the first end of the body to a fluid inlet line. A piston is movable within the passage. The piston has an inlet side facing the first end of the body and an outlet side facing the ...

A fluid end for a high-pressure pump including a unitary body with a plurality of horizontal passages each for receiving a reciprocating plunger at one of its ends and a pressure relief valve at the other of its ends. The body is provided with a corresponding number of vertical passages each of which intersect one of the horizontal passages and contains a suction valve at its bottom and a discharge valve at its top. A suction manifold is hingedly attached to the bottom of body to provide a flow ...

A fluid coupler has a female coupler member and a male coupler member which can be connected to the female coupler member by simply being inserted into the female coupler member. The female coupler member includes a first locking ball, a second locking ball and a locking ball confining ring. The confining ring has a first slanted inner surface engaging the first locking ball to partly project the first locking ball into a male coupler member receiving hole of the female coupler. The confining ri...

A fluid coupling for coupling a hose to a metal tube, of primary interest in hydraulic brake systems, provides dynamic strain relief so that hoses having braided reinforcing layers are made usable for normal highway use because the hoses can withstand Department of Transportation Whip Test while meeting thermal requirements. This is accomplished by a coaxial strain relief element which is integral with an eyelet-type tube fitting wherein the strain relief element is captured by a pocket disposed...

Two coupling members are provided in respective butting end faces thereof with annular recessed portions surrounding respective fluid channels thereof and having annular projections each formed in a bottom face of the recessed portion. A gasket comprises a sealing portion having an outside diameter smaller than the diameter of the recessed portions and is positioned between the projections of the coupling members, and a guide has an outside diameter permitting the guide to be fitted into the rec...

A fluid line with a pipe provided with a sleeve of a woven or braided fabric, wherein the pipe, in turn, includes at least one conductor. In the finished state of the fluid line, the sleeve immediately surrounds the pipe and each conductor is loosely arranged in the sleeve. In accordance with another embodiment, the at least one conductor forms the sleeve.

A heat distribution apparatus comprising a fluid conduit having a peripheral wall defining a flow passage and a pair of fluid capillaries extending along the wall and secured thereto. The capillaries being connected to one another in series to provide a fluid flow path along one of the capillaries and a return path along another of said capillaries to convey heat exchange fluid to transfer heat between the flow passage and the heat exchange fluid.