1. A low pressure inlet manifold comprising:

the liquid inlet main pipeline comprises a first end part and a second end part which are oppositely arranged in the extending direction of the liquid inlet main pipeline; and

n liquid feeding pipelines which are arranged in sequence along the direction from the first end part to the second end part;

wherein each of the upper liquid pipes includes a third end portion and a fourth end portion that are oppositely disposed in an extending direction of the upper liquid pipe, the third end portion is communicated with the main liquid inlet pipe, and the fourth end portion is configured to supply low-pressure liquid to the plunger pump;

low pressure feed liquor manifold still includes at least one auxiliary energy storage ware, with the feed liquor trunk line links to each other, and with at least one among the N liquid feeding pipeline corresponds the setting, auxiliary energy storage ware is in orthographic projection on the axis of feed liquor trunk line and corresponding the liquid feeding pipeline is in orthographic projection overlap on the axis, N is more than or equal to 2's positive integer.

2. The low pressure inlet manifold according to claim 1, wherein the low pressure inlet manifold comprises N-1 auxiliary accumulators arranged in sequence in a direction from the first end to the second end;

in the direction from the first end to the second end, a first upper liquid pipeline is arranged corresponding to a first auxiliary energy accumulator, an ith upper liquid pipeline is arranged corresponding to an ith auxiliary energy accumulator, an N-1 th upper liquid pipeline is arranged corresponding to an N-1 th auxiliary energy accumulator, and i is a positive integer larger than 1 and smaller than N-1.

3. The low pressure inlet manifold of claim 2, further comprising:

terminal auxiliary energy storage ware, with the feed liquor trunk line links to each other, and is with Nth go up the liquid pipeline and correspond the setting, terminal auxiliary energy storage ware is in orthographic projection and Nth on the axis of feed liquor trunk line go up the liquid pipeline and be in orthographic projection overlap on the axis.

4. The low pressure inlet manifold of claim 2, further comprising:

a diversion inclined plate which is positioned at the second end part and at least partially positioned in the main liquid inlet pipeline,

wherein, the water conservancy diversion swash plate is in orthographic projection and the Nth on the axis of feed liquor trunk line are in the orthographic projection overlap on the axis, the water conservancy diversion swash plate with contained angle between the axis of feed liquor trunk line is less than 90 degrees, the water conservancy diversion swash plate is close to the part and the Nth of first end go up the distance of liquid pipeline and be greater than the water conservancy diversion swash plate is close to the part and the Nth of second end go up the distance of liquid pipeline.

5. The low pressure feed manifold as claimed in claim 4, wherein the angle between the swash plate and the axis of the main feed conduit is in the range 30 to 60 degrees.

6. The low pressure inlet manifold of claim 4, further comprising:

an inclined plug positioned at the second end part,

wherein, the water conservancy diversion swash plate is located oblique end cap is last.

7. The low pressure inlet manifold according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the charging pressures of the N-1 auxiliary accumulators are different.

8. The low pressure inlet manifold according to claim 7, wherein the charging pressure of the N-1 auxiliary accumulators decreases gradually in a direction from the first end to the second end.

9. The low pressure inlet manifold according to claim 3, wherein the charging pressure of the N-1 auxiliary accumulators decreases gradually in a direction from the first end to the second end, and the charging pressure of the final auxiliary accumulator is smaller than the charging pressure of the N-1 th auxiliary accumulator.

10. A low pressure inlet manifold according to any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein the auxiliary accumulator comprises:

a top plate in contact with fluid in the main inlet conduit and configured to move in a direction of motion; and

and the pressure applying part is positioned on one side of the top plate far away from the main liquid inlet pipe and is configured to apply charging pressure to the top plate.

11. A low pressure inlet manifold according to claim 10 wherein the included angle between the direction of movement of the top plate and the corresponding direction of extension of the upper liquid duct is less than 180 degrees.

12. A low pressure inlet manifold according to claim 11 wherein the included angle between the direction of movement of the top plate and the corresponding direction of extension of the upper liquid duct is less than 150 degrees.

13. A low pressure inlet manifold as claimed in claim 10 wherein the minimum distance of the surface of the top plate of the auxiliary accumulator adjacent to the main inlet conduit from the axis of the main inlet conduit is greater than the radius of the main inlet conduit.

14. A low pressure inlet manifold as claimed in claim 10 wherein the surface of the top plate of the auxiliary accumulator adjacent to the main inlet conduit is a circular arc and the radius of curvature of the circular arc is substantially equal to the radius of curvature of the inner wall of the main inlet conduit.

15. A low pressure inlet manifold as claimed in claim 10 wherein the surface of the top plate of the auxiliary accumulator adjacent to the main inlet conduit comprises a flat surface.

16. The low pressure inlet manifold as claimed in claim 1, wherein the low pressure inlet manifold comprises 1 said auxiliary accumulator, the auxiliary accumulator extending into the low pressure inlet manifold from the second end and extending towards the first end.

17. The low pressure inlet manifold of claim 16, wherein an orthographic projection of a first one of said inlet ducts on an axis of said inlet main duct overlaps an orthographic projection of said auxiliary accumulator on said axis in a direction from said first end to said second end.

18. The low pressure inlet manifold of claim 10, wherein the auxiliary accumulator further comprises:

a fixed tube including a hollow cavity;

a pipe plug; and

the pipe joint is provided with a pipe joint,

the one end of fixed pipe with feed liquor trunk line fixed connection, pressure application portion is located among the cavity, the end cap is located pressure application portion keeps away from one side of roof, and through the coupling with fixed pipe links to each other.

19. The low pressure inlet manifold according to claim 18, wherein the pressure applying part is an air bag, the auxiliary accumulator further comprises an inlet pipe, the pipe plug comprises a through hole, and the inlet pipe is connected with the air bag through the through hole.

20. The low pressure inlet manifold of claim 19, wherein the auxiliary accumulator further comprises a pressure gauge configured to detect gas pressure in the bladder.

21. The low pressure inlet manifold of any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:

a feed liquid conduit communicating with the first end of the feed main conduit and configured to provide low pressure fluid to the feed main conduit;

and the main energy accumulator is connected with the liquid supply pipeline.

22. The low pressure inlet manifold of claim 21, further comprising:

and the purging pipeline is positioned at the second end part of the liquid inlet main pipeline and is communicated with the liquid inlet main pipeline.

23. A low pressure inlet manifold according to claim 21 wherein the pipe diameter of the first end of the inlet main pipe is greater than the pipe diameter of the second end of the inlet main pipe, the length of the N inlet pipes decreasing progressively in the direction from the first end to the second end.

24. A fracturing apparatus, comprising:

the plunger pump comprises a power end and a liquid end; and

the low pressure inlet manifold according to any one of claims 1 to 23,

wherein the low pressure inlet manifold is connected to the hydraulic end and configured to provide low pressure fluid to the plunger pump.

25. The fracturing apparatus of claim 24, wherein the hydraulic tip comprises N cylinders, wherein N of the hydraulic lines are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the N cylinders, and wherein each of the hydraulic lines is configured to provide the low pressure fluid to the corresponding cylinder.

26. A fracturing apparatus according to claim 25, wherein N has a value of 5, 7 or 9.

Background

In the field of oil and gas exploitation, the fracturing technology is a method for forming cracks on oil and gas layers by using high-pressure fracturing liquid. The fracturing technology can increase the production rate of oil wells by creating cracks in hydrocarbon reservoirs and improving the flow environment of hydrocarbons in the underground, and thus is widely used in conventional and unconventional oil and gas production, and development of oil and gas resources at sea and on land.

Fracturing equipment typically includes a plunger pump, a low pressure inlet manifold and a high pressure outlet manifold; the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold provides low-pressure fluid for the plunger pump, the plunger pump utilizes the reciprocating motion of the plunger in the cylinder body to pressurize the low-pressure fluid, and the pressurized high-pressure fluid is discharged through the high-pressure discharge manifold, so that the fracturing device can be used for fracturing of oil-gas reservoirs.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the utility model provides a low pressure feed liquor manifold and fracturing equipment, this low pressure feed liquor pipeline through set up on the feed liquor trunk line with the N auxiliary energy storage ware that corresponds of at least one in the liquid pipeline that goes up, can guarantee the stability of the feed liquid pressure of the liquid pipeline that goes up that corresponds when the fluidic pressure is not enough or undulant in the feed liquor trunk line to avoid producing the fracturing and inhale empty problem, thereby can improve plunger pump's life and performance. On the other hand, the auxiliary accumulator can play a role in preventing sand setting to a certain extent. Therefore, the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold can also relieve or even eliminate the problem of sand setting.

At least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a low pressure inlet manifold, comprising: the liquid inlet main pipeline comprises a first end part and a second end part which are oppositely arranged in the extending direction of the liquid inlet main pipeline; and N liquid feeding pipes arranged in sequence in a direction from the first end to the second end; each upper liquid pipe comprises a third end and a fourth end which are oppositely arranged in the extending direction of the upper liquid pipe, the third end is communicated with the main liquid inlet pipe, and the fourth end is configured to provide low-pressure liquid for the plunger pump; low pressure feed liquor manifold still includes at least one auxiliary energy storage ware, with the feed liquor trunk line links to each other, and with at least one among the N liquid feeding pipeline corresponds the setting, auxiliary energy storage ware is in orthographic projection on the axis of feed liquor trunk line and corresponding the liquid feeding pipeline is in orthographic projection overlap on the axis, N is more than or equal to 2's positive integer.

For example, in a low-pressure inlet manifold provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the low-pressure inlet manifold includes N-1 auxiliary accumulators, which are sequentially arranged in a direction from the first end portion to the second end portion; in the direction from the first end to the second end, a first upper liquid pipeline is arranged corresponding to a first auxiliary energy accumulator, an ith upper liquid pipeline is arranged corresponding to an ith auxiliary energy accumulator, an N-1 th upper liquid pipeline is arranged corresponding to an N-1 th auxiliary energy accumulator, and i is a positive integer larger than 1 and smaller than N-1.

For example, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a low-pressure inlet manifold further including: terminal auxiliary energy storage ware, with the feed liquor trunk line links to each other, and is with Nth go up the liquid pipeline and correspond the setting, terminal auxiliary energy storage ware is in orthographic projection and Nth on the axis of feed liquor trunk line go up the liquid pipeline and be in orthographic projection overlap on the axis.

For example, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a low-pressure inlet manifold further including: the water conservancy diversion swash plate is located the second tip to at least the part is located within the feed liquor trunk line, the water conservancy diversion swash plate is in orthographic projection and the Nth on the axis of feed liquor trunk line it is in to go up the liquid pipeline orthographic projection overlap on the axis, the water conservancy diversion swash plate with contained angle between the axis of feed liquor trunk line is less than 90 degrees, the water conservancy diversion swash plate is close to the part and the Nth of first tip it is greater than to go up the distance of liquid pipeline the water conservancy diversion swash plate is close to the part and the Nth of second tip go up the distance of liquid pipeline.

For example, in a low-pressure inlet manifold provided by an embodiment of the disclosure, an included angle between the inclined guide plate and an axis of the inlet main pipe ranges from 30 degrees to 60 degrees.

For example, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a low-pressure inlet manifold further including: and the inclined plug is positioned at the second end part, and the diversion inclined plate is positioned on the inclined plug.

For example, in the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold provided by one embodiment of the disclosure, the energy storage pressures of N-1 auxiliary energy accumulators are different.

For example, in a low-pressure inlet manifold provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the charging pressure of N-1 auxiliary accumulators decreases gradually in a direction from the first end portion to the second end portion.

For example, in a low-pressure inlet manifold provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the charging pressure of N-1 auxiliary accumulators is gradually decreased in a direction from the first end to the second end, and the charging pressure of the terminal auxiliary accumulator is smaller than the charging pressure of the N-1 th auxiliary accumulator.

For example, in a low pressure inlet manifold provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the auxiliary accumulator includes: a top plate in contact with fluid in the main inlet conduit and configured to move in a direction of motion; and a pressure applying part located on one side of the top plate far away from the main liquid inlet pipe and configured to apply charging pressure to the top plate.

For example, in a low-pressure liquid inlet manifold provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, an included angle between the moving direction of the top plate and the extending direction of the upper liquid pipe is less than 180 degrees.

For example, in a low-pressure liquid inlet manifold provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, an included angle between the moving direction of the top plate and the extending direction of the upper liquid pipe is less than 150 degrees.

For example, in a low pressure inlet manifold provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the minimum distance between the surface of the top plate of the auxiliary accumulator close to the main inlet pipe and the axis of the main inlet pipe is greater than the radius of the main inlet pipe.

For example, in the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, a surface of a top plate of the auxiliary accumulator, which is close to the main liquid inlet pipe, is an arc surface, and a curvature radius of the arc surface is substantially equal to a curvature radius of an inner wall of the main liquid inlet pipe.

For example, in a low pressure inlet manifold provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, a surface of a top plate of the auxiliary accumulator proximate to the main inlet conduit comprises a flat surface.

For example, in a low pressure inlet manifold provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the low pressure inlet manifold includes 1 auxiliary accumulator, and the auxiliary accumulator extends into the low pressure inlet manifold from the second end and extends toward the first end.

For example, in a low-pressure inlet manifold provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, an orthographic projection of a first one of the upper liquid pipes on an axis of the inlet main pipe overlaps with an orthographic projection of the auxiliary accumulator on the axis in a direction from the first end to the second end.

For example, in a low-pressure inlet manifold provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the auxiliary accumulator further includes: a fixed tube including a hollow cavity; a pipe plug; and the pipe joint, the one end of fixed pipe with feed liquor trunk line fixed connection, pressure apply the portion to be located among the cavity, the end cap is located pressure apply the portion to keep away from one side of roof, and through the pipe joint with fixed pipe links to each other.

For example, in the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the pressure applying portion is an air bag, the auxiliary accumulator further includes an air inlet pipe, the pipe plug includes a through hole, and the air inlet pipe is connected to the air bag through the through hole.

For example, in a low pressure inlet manifold provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the auxiliary accumulator further includes a pressure gauge configured to detect a gas pressure in the air bag.

For example, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a low-pressure inlet manifold further including: a feed liquid conduit communicating with the first end of the feed main conduit and configured to provide low pressure fluid to the feed main conduit; and the main energy accumulator is connected with the liquid supply pipeline.

For example, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a low-pressure inlet manifold further including: and the purging pipeline is positioned at the second end part of the liquid inlet main pipeline and is communicated with the liquid inlet main pipeline.

For example, in a low-pressure liquid inlet manifold provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, a pipe diameter of the first end of the liquid inlet main pipe is greater than a pipe diameter of the second end of the liquid inlet main pipe, and in a direction from the first end to the second end, the lengths of the N liquid inlet pipes are gradually reduced.

At least one embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a fracturing apparatus, comprising: the plunger pump comprises a power end and a liquid end; and a low pressure inlet manifold as described in any one of the above; the low pressure intake manifold is connected to the hydraulic end and configured to provide low pressure fluid to the plunger pump.

For example, in a fracturing apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the hydraulic end includes N cylinders, N upper fluid pipelines are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the N cylinders, and each upper fluid pipeline is configured to provide the low-pressure fluid to the corresponding cylinder.

For example, in the fracturing apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, N takes a value of 5, 7, or 9.

Drawings

To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is apparent that the drawings in the following description relate only to some embodiments of the present disclosure and are not limiting to the present disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a low-pressure liquid inlet manifold according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another low-pressure inlet manifold according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of an oblique plug according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another low-pressure inlet manifold according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another auxiliary accumulator provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another low-pressure inlet manifold according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another low-pressure inlet manifold according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another low-pressure inlet manifold according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

fig. 9 is a schematic view of a fracturing apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely with reference to the drawings of the embodiments of the present disclosure. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are only a few embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the described embodiments of the disclosure without any inventive step, are within the scope of protection of the disclosure.

Unless otherwise defined, technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The use of "first," "second," and similar terms in this disclosure is not intended to indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but rather is used to distinguish one element from another. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item listed before the word covers the element or item listed after the word and its equivalents, but does not exclude other elements or items. The terms "connected" or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect.

With the continuous development of the technology, the fracturing operation puts higher requirements on the flow and pressure of fracturing; in order to reduce equipment investment cost, use cost and maintenance cost, oil and gas service companies put higher demands on the performance, service life and performance of a single fracturing truck while reducing the number of fracturing trucks in a fracturing truck group and improving the displacement and discharge pressure of the single fracturing truck.

The inventor of the application notices that for a single fracturing truck, the plunger pump is adjacent to the problems of fracturing suction and sand settling of a low-pressure liquid inlet manifold under the working state of high pressure and large displacement; the fracturing air suction problem can cause the service life of a hydraulic end of the plunger pump to be reduced, and the sand settling problem of the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold can cause the maintenance efficiency to be reduced and the maintenance cost to be increased. It should be noted that when the pressure of the low-pressure fluid supplied to the plunger pump by the low-pressure inlet manifold is insufficient or fluctuates, the plunger pump may suck air, thereby causing a fracturing empty-sucking problem.

In view of the above, the disclosed embodiments provide a low-pressure liquid inlet manifold and a fracturing device, where the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold includes a main liquid inlet pipeline and N upper liquid pipelines; the main liquid inlet pipe comprises a first end part and a second end part which are oppositely arranged in the extending direction of the main liquid inlet pipe; the N upper liquid pipelines are sequentially arranged along the direction from the first end part to the second end part; each upper liquid pipeline comprises a third end and a fourth end which are oppositely arranged in the extending direction of the upper liquid pipeline, the third end is communicated with the main liquid inlet pipeline, and the fourth end is configured to provide low-pressure liquid for the plunger pump; the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold further comprises at least one auxiliary energy accumulator, the auxiliary energy accumulator is connected with the liquid inlet main pipeline and is correspondingly arranged with at least one of the N liquid feeding pipelines, the orthographic projection of the auxiliary energy accumulator on the axis of the liquid inlet main pipeline is overlapped with the orthographic projection of the corresponding liquid feeding pipeline on the axis, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. From this, this low pressure inlet pipe says through set up on the inlet main pipe with the auxiliary energy storage ware that corresponds in the at least one of a N liquid feeding pipeline, can guarantee the stability of the feed liquid pressure of the liquid feeding pipeline who corresponds when the fluidic pressure is not enough or undulant in the inlet main pipe way to avoid producing the fracturing and inhale empty problem, thereby can improve plunger pump's life and performance. On the other hand, the auxiliary accumulator can play a role in preventing sand setting to a certain extent. Therefore, the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold can also relieve or even eliminate the problem of sand setting.

The low-pressure liquid inlet manifold and the fracturing equipment provided by the embodiment of the disclosure are described in detail in the following with reference to the attached drawings.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a low-pressure liquid inlet manifold. Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a low-pressure liquid inlet manifold according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 includes a main inlet conduit 110 and N upper inlet conduits 120; the main inlet pipe 110 comprises a first end portion 110A and a second end portion 110B oppositely arranged in the extension direction of the main inlet pipe 110; the N upper liquid supply pipes 120 are sequentially arranged in a direction from the first end portion 110A to the second end portion 110B; each upper liquid pipe 120 includes a third end 120A and a fourth end 120B that are oppositely disposed in the extending direction of the upper liquid pipe 120, the third end 120A communicates with the main liquid inlet pipe 110, and the fourth end 120B is configured to supply low-pressure liquid to the plunger pump 200; the low-pressure inlet pipe manifold 110 further comprises at least one auxiliary accumulator 130, the auxiliary accumulator 130 is connected with the inlet main pipe 110 and is arranged corresponding to at least one of the N upper liquid pipes 120, the orthographic projection of the auxiliary accumulator 130 on the axis of the inlet main pipe 110 is overlapped with the orthographic projection of the corresponding upper liquid pipe 120 on the axis, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. That is, when the main inlet pipe 110 is divided into a plurality of sections in the axial direction of the main inlet pipe 110, the auxiliary accumulator 130 is located at the same section or adjacent section of the main inlet pipe 110 as the corresponding upper liquid pipe 120, so that the auxiliary accumulator 130 can supplement the upper liquid pipe 120 with fluid correspondingly.

In the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, an auxiliary energy accumulator corresponding to at least one of the N liquid inlet pipelines is arranged on the liquid inlet main pipeline; when the pressure of fluid is insufficient or fluctuates in the main liquid inlet pipeline, the auxiliary energy accumulator can ensure the stability of the liquid supply pressure of the corresponding liquid feeding pipeline, so that the problem of fracturing and air suction is avoided, and the service life and the performance of the plunger pump can be prolonged. On the other hand, when the auxiliary energy accumulator supplements the liquid supply pressure, the compression and expansion actions of the auxiliary energy accumulator can play a role in preventing sand setting; in addition, the auxiliary energy accumulator can ensure the stable pressure in the liquid inlet main pipeline, so that the fluid in the liquid inlet main pipeline can flow fully, and the effect of preventing sand setting can be achieved to a certain extent. Therefore, the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold can also relieve or even eliminate the problem of sand setting.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 1, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 includes N-1 auxiliary accumulators 130, arranged in sequence in a direction from the first end 110A to the second end 110B; the N upper liquid pipes 120 are also arranged in order in the direction from the first end portion 110A to the second end portion 110B. At this time, in the direction from the first end 110A to the second end 110B, the first upper fluid pipe 120 is disposed corresponding to the first auxiliary accumulator 130, the ith upper fluid pipe 120 is disposed corresponding to the ith auxiliary accumulator 130, the N-1 th upper fluid pipe 120 is disposed corresponding to the N-1 th auxiliary accumulator 130, and i is a positive integer greater than 1 and less than N-1. That is, the first to N-1 th feeding fluid pipes 120 to 120 are provided in one-to-one correspondence with the N-1 auxiliary accumulators 130. Therefore, when the pressure of fluid in the main liquid inlet pipeline is insufficient or fluctuates, the N-1 auxiliary energy accumulators can respectively supplement fluid for the first liquid feeding pipeline to the N-1 liquid feeding pipeline, so that the stability of the liquid supply pressure of the liquid feeding pipelines is ensured, and the problem of fracturing and air suction can be better avoided. On the other hand, the N-1 auxiliary accumulators are sequentially arranged along the direction from the first end part to the second end part and are arranged corresponding to the first upper fluid pipeline to the N-1 upper fluid pipeline, so that the sand setting problem can be reduced in a larger range.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 1, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 further comprises: and the tail end auxiliary energy accumulator 139 is connected with the main liquid inlet pipe 110 and is arranged corresponding to the Nth liquid feeding pipe 120, and the orthographic projection of the tail end auxiliary energy accumulator 139 on the axis of the main liquid inlet pipe 110 is overlapped with the orthographic projection of the Nth liquid feeding pipe 120 on the axis. In this way, the end auxiliary reservoir can correspondingly replenish the nth topping off pipe with fluid in the event of an insufficient or fluctuating pressure of the fluid in the main inlet pipe.

In some examples, the end auxiliary accumulator 139 and the auxiliary accumulator 130 described above may employ the same structure; at this time, the end auxiliary reservoir 139 may be regarded as the auxiliary reservoir 130. At this time, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 includes N auxiliary accumulators 130, which are sequentially disposed in a direction from the first end portion 110A to the second end portion 110B; the N auxiliary accumulators 130 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the N upper fluid conduits 120 in a direction from the first end 110A to the second end 110B. Of course, embodiments of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, tip auxiliary accumulator 139 and auxiliary accumulator 130 may also take on different configurations.

In some examples, as shown in FIG. 1, the charging pressure of the N-1 auxiliary accumulators 139 is different. In the direction from the first end 110A to the second end 110B, the liquid supply pressure of the upper liquid pipe changes with the distance from the first end 110A. Therefore, by configuring the N-1 auxiliary accumulators 139 to have different charging pressures, the low pressure inlet manifold will better ensure the supply pressure of the upper fluid line.

It should be noted that the energy storage pressures of the N-1 auxiliary accumulators may be adjusted and set by detecting the actual liquid supply pressures (i.e., the actual effects of the auxiliary accumulators) of the N upper liquid pipelines when the pressure of the fluid in the main liquid inlet pipeline is insufficient or fluctuates.

In some examples, as shown in FIG. 1, the charging pressure of N-1 auxiliary accumulators 130 decreases gradually in a direction from the first end 110A to the second end 110B. Therefore, the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold can better ensure the liquid supply pressure of the upper liquid pipeline by setting the energy storage pressure of the N-1 auxiliary energy accumulators to be gradually reduced.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 1, in the case where the low pressure inlet manifold 100 includes the end auxiliary accumulator 139, the charging pressure of the N-1 auxiliary accumulators 130 is gradually decreased in a direction from the first end 110A to the second end 110B, and the charging pressure of the end auxiliary accumulator 139 is smaller than the charging pressure of the N-1 auxiliary accumulator 130. That is, the charging pressure of the N-1 auxiliary accumulators 130 and the tip auxiliary accumulator 139 is gradually decreased in the direction from the first end 110A to the second end 110B.

For example, as shown in fig. 1, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 includes a main inlet conduit 110 and five upper fluid conduits 120; five upper liquid ducts 120 are provided in order in a direction from the first end portion 110A to the second end portion 110B; the five upper fluid conduits 120 may be connected to the five cylinders 2205 of the fluid end 220 of the plunger pump 200, respectively. That is, in the direction from the first end portion 110A to the second end portion 110B, one end of the first upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the main liquid inlet pipeline 110, the other end of the first upper liquid pipeline is connected to the first cylinder 2205 of the hydraulic end 220, one end of the second upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the main liquid inlet pipeline 110, the other end of the second upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the second cylinder 2205 of the hydraulic end 220, one end of the third upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the main liquid inlet pipeline 110, the other end of the third upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the third cylinder 2205 of the hydraulic end 220, one end of the fourth upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the main liquid inlet pipeline 110, the other end of the fourth upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the fourth cylinder 2205 of the hydraulic end 220, one end of the fifth upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the main liquid inlet pipeline 110, and the other end of the fifth cylinder 2205 of the hydraulic end 220 is connected to the hydraulic end 220. Thus, the five upper fluid conduits 120 may provide low pressure fluid to the five cylinders 2205 of the fluid end 220, respectively.

As shown in fig. 1, the low-pressure inlet pipe manifold 110 further includes five auxiliary accumulators 130 (the end auxiliary accumulator 139 is also referred to as the auxiliary accumulator 130), which are connected to the inlet main pipe 110 and are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the five upper liquid pipes 120, and an orthographic projection of each auxiliary accumulator 130 on the axis of the inlet main pipe 110 overlaps with an orthographic projection of the corresponding upper liquid pipe 120 on the axis. Therefore, the five auxiliary accumulators 130 can respectively supplement fluid or supplement fluid pressure to the five upper fluid pipelines 120, so that the stability of the supply pressure of the upper fluid pipelines is ensured, and the problem of fracturing and air suction can be better avoided.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 1, the auxiliary accumulator 130 is removably connected to the main inlet pipe 110. The auxiliary end accumulator 139 is also detachably connected to the main inlet pipe 110. Therefore, the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold can be maintained immediately under the condition that the auxiliary energy accumulator or the tail end auxiliary energy accumulator is damaged, and long-term stable operation of equipment is guaranteed. On the other hand, the auxiliary accumulator or the end auxiliary accumulator may also be removed without the need for the above-mentioned auxiliary accumulator or end auxiliary accumulator. Or, under the condition that the volume of the auxiliary energy accumulator is large, the auxiliary energy accumulator can be detached to be transported in the surface during the transportation process of the fracturing equipment adopting the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold; after the fracturing equipment adopting the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold is transported to a specified position, the auxiliary energy accumulator is installed.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 1, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 further includes a supply conduit 160 and a primary accumulator 170; the main feed pipe 160 communicates with the first end 110A of the main feed pipe 110 and is configured to provide low pressure fluid to the main feed pipe 110; the main accumulator 170 is connected to the supply conduit 160. At this time, the first end 110 of the main inlet pipe 110 is an inlet end; the main accumulator 170 may ensure that the pressure in the main inlet pipe 110 is stable when the pressure in the main inlet pipe 110 is insufficient or fluctuates. It should be noted that if only the main accumulator 170 is provided and the auxiliary accumulator 130 is not provided, the main accumulator 170 cannot effectively and sufficiently supply fluid or liquid pressure to the upper liquid pipe 120 at a relatively long distance with an increase in the distance from the first end portion 110A, and thus, there may still be a problem of insufficient liquid pressure. The low pressure feed liquor manifold that this example provided more stabilizes the pressure of low pressure fluid on whole and part through the combination and the cooperation of main energy storage ware and auxiliary energy storage ware to have excellent effect.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another low-pressure inlet manifold according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 is not provided with the above-mentioned end auxiliary accumulator 139, that is, the nth upper fluid pipe 120 is not provided with the auxiliary accumulator 130 or the end auxiliary accumulator 139. As shown in fig. 1, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 further includes a diversion swash plate 140, and the diversion swash plate 140 is located at the second end portion 110B and at least partially located within the inlet main pipe 110. The orthographic projection of the diversion inclined plate 140 on the axis of the main liquid inlet pipe 110 is overlapped with the orthographic projection of the Nth upper liquid pipe 120 on the axis, and the included angle between the diversion inclined plate 140 and the axis of the main liquid inlet pipe 110 is smaller than 90 degrees. The distance between the part of the swash plate 140 near the first end 110A and the nth upper fluid pipe 120 is greater than the distance between the part of the swash plate 140 near the second end 110B and the nth upper fluid pipe 120. Therefore, the swash plate 140 may guide the fluid in the main inlet pipe 110 to the nth upper liquid pipe 120, so as to ensure the liquid supply pressure of the nth upper liquid pipe 120. In addition, for the case that the auxiliary energy accumulator 130 or the tail end auxiliary energy accumulator 139 is also arranged on the nth upper liquid pipe 120, because the diversion inclined plate 140 has the advantages of simple structure, simple maintenance, low cost and the like, the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold can improve the service life and performance of the plunger pump through the combination of the auxiliary energy accumulator 130 and the diversion inclined plate 140, alleviate or even eliminate the problem of sand setting, and has low maintenance difficulty and low cost.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 2, the angle between the swash plate 140 and the axis of the main inlet pipe 110 is in the range of 30-60 degrees. Therefore, the diversion inclined plate 140 has a good guiding effect, and the liquid supply pressure of the Nth upper liquid pipeline can be well ensured. Of course, the embodiment of the present disclosure includes but is not limited to this, and the contained angle between the axis of water conservancy diversion swash plate and inlet liquid main pipe can set up according to actual conditions.

In some examples, as shown in FIG. 2, the charging pressure of the N-1 auxiliary accumulators 139 is different. In the direction from the first end 110A to the second end 110B, the liquid supply pressure of the upper liquid pipe changes with the distance from the first end 110A. Therefore, by configuring the N-1 auxiliary accumulators 139 to have different charging pressures, the low pressure inlet manifold will better ensure the supply pressure of the upper fluid line.

It should be noted that the energy storage pressures of the N-1 auxiliary accumulators may be adjusted and set by detecting the actual liquid supply pressures (i.e., the actual effects of the auxiliary accumulators) of the N upper liquid pipelines when the pressure of the fluid in the main liquid inlet pipeline is insufficient or fluctuates.

In some examples, as shown in FIG. 2, the charging pressure of N-1 auxiliary accumulators 130 decreases gradually in a direction from the first end 110A to the second end 110B. Therefore, the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold can better ensure the liquid supply pressure of the upper liquid pipeline by setting the energy storage pressure of the N-1 auxiliary energy accumulators to be gradually reduced.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 2, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 further includes a slanted plug 150 at the second end 110B for plugging the second end 110B. At this time, the diversion inclined plate 140 is positioned on the inclined plug 150. From this, this low pressure feed liquor manifold can reduce the installation degree of difficulty and the maintenance degree of difficulty of water conservancy diversion swash plate through setting up the water conservancy diversion swash plate on oblique end cap.

For example, as shown in fig. 2, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 includes a main inlet conduit 110 and five upper fluid conduits 120; five upper liquid ducts 120 are provided in order in a direction from the first end portion 110A to the second end portion 110B; the five upper fluid conduits 120 may be connected to the five cylinders 2205 of the fluid end 220 of the plunger pump 200, respectively. That is, in the direction from the first end portion 110A to the second end portion 110B, one end of the first upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the main liquid inlet pipeline 110, the other end of the first upper liquid pipeline is connected to the first cylinder 2205 of the hydraulic end 220, one end of the second upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the main liquid inlet pipeline 110, the other end of the second upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the second cylinder 2205 of the hydraulic end 220, one end of the third upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the main liquid inlet pipeline 110, the other end of the third upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the third cylinder 2205 of the hydraulic end 220, one end of the fourth upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the main liquid inlet pipeline 110, the other end of the fourth upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the fourth cylinder 2205 of the hydraulic end 220, one end of the fifth upper liquid pipeline 120 is connected to the main liquid inlet pipeline 110, and the other end of the fifth cylinder 2205 of the hydraulic end 220 is connected to the hydraulic end 220. Thus, the five upper fluid conduits 120 may provide low pressure fluid to the five cylinders 2205 of the fluid end 220, respectively.

As shown in fig. 2, the low-pressure inlet manifold 110 further includes four auxiliary accumulators 130, which are respectively connected to the inlet main pipe 110; in the direction from the first end portion 110A to the second end portion 110B, four auxiliary accumulators 130 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the first four upper liquid pipes 120, and the orthographic projection of each auxiliary accumulator 130 on the axis of the main liquid inlet pipe 110 overlaps with the orthographic projection of the corresponding upper liquid pipe 120 on the axis. Thus, the four auxiliary accumulators 130 may respectively supplement fluid or supplement fluid pressure to the four upper fluid conduits 120, and the supply pressure of the fifth upper fluid conduit 120 may be ensured by the swash plate 140. Therefore, the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold can improve the service life and performance of the plunger pump through the combination of the four auxiliary energy accumulators 130 and the flow guide sloping plate 140, relieve or even eliminate the problem of sand setting, and has lower maintenance difficulty and lower cost.

It should be noted that although the low-pressure inlet manifolds shown in fig. 1 and 2 each employ an auxiliary accumulator corresponding to an upper fluid pipe, the embodiments of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, this. Under the condition that the performance of the auxiliary energy accumulator is better, one auxiliary energy accumulator can also correspond to a plurality of upper liquid pipelines to supplement fluid for the plurality of upper liquid pipelines or ensure the stability of the liquid supply pressure. In addition, although the upper liquid pipes shown in fig. 1 and 2 are five, the embodiments of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, this.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of an oblique plug according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 3, the inclined plug 150 includes a straight pipe 151 and an inclined pipe 152 located inside the straight pipe 151, and the guide inclined plate 140 is disposed on the inclined pipe 152, in this case, the planar shape of the guide inclined plate 140 may be an ellipse, that is, the shape of the inclined cross section of the inclined pipe 152, so that the flow can be better guided.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 3, the angled plug 150 further includes a plug 153 at one end of the straight tube 151. A handle 1530 can be arranged on the plug 153, so that the plug can be conveniently disassembled and assembled.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an auxiliary accumulator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, the auxiliary accumulator 130 includes a top plate 131 and a pressure applying portion 132; the top plate 131 is in contact with the fluid in the main inlet pipe 110 and can move along a movement direction; the pressure applying portion 132 is located on a side of the top plate 131 away from the main inlet pipe 110, and is configured to apply charging pressure to the top plate 131. Thus, when the fluid pressure in the main inlet pipe 110 is high, the top plate 131 can be pushed to move away from the main inlet pipe 110, so that the fluid pressure in the main inlet pipe 110 is reduced; when the fluid pressure in the main inlet pipe 110 is insufficient, the pressure applying part 132 may push the top plate 131 to move toward the center of the main inlet pipe 110 to replenish the fluid to the corresponding upper fluid pipe 120 to ensure the supply pressure of the corresponding upper fluid pipe 120.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 4, auxiliary accumulator 130 further includes a stationary tube 133, a tube plug 134, and a tube joint 135; the fixed tube 133 includes a hollow cavity 1330; one end of the fixed pipe 133 is fixedly connected to the main liquid inlet pipe 110, the pressure applying portion 132 is located in the hollow chamber 1330, and the pipe stopper 134 is located on a side of the pressure applying portion 132 away from the top plate 131 and connected to the fixed pipe 133 through the pipe joint 135.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 4, the pressure applying portion 132 is a balloon, and the gas in the balloon may be nitrogen; the auxiliary accumulator 130 further includes an air inlet conduit 136, and the pipe plug 134 includes a through hole 1340, and the air inlet conduit 136 is connected to the air cell 132 through the through hole 1340, so that the air cell can be inflated or deflated through the air inlet conduit 136 to adjust the pressure generated by the air cell 132.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 4, the auxiliary accumulator 130 further includes a buffer layer 137 between the pressure applying portion 132 and the plug 134, thereby functioning to protect the air bag.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 4, the auxiliary accumulator 130 further includes a pressure gauge 138 configured to detect a gas pressure in the bladder 132.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 4, the surface of the top plate 131 of the auxiliary reservoir 130 close to the main liquid inlet pipe 110 is a circular arc surface, and the radius of curvature of the circular arc surface is substantially equal to the radius of curvature of the inner wall of the main liquid inlet pipe, so that the influence of the arrangement of the auxiliary reservoir on the fluid in the main liquid inlet pipe can be reduced.

Of course, with respect to the shape of the surface of the top plate of the auxiliary accumulator proximate to the main inlet pipe, embodiments of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, a circular arc surface. Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another auxiliary accumulator provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 5, the surface of the top plate 131 of the auxiliary reservoir 130 adjacent to the main inlet pipe 110 also includes a flat surface.

It should be noted that, when the end accumulator and the auxiliary accumulator are configured identically, the structure of the end accumulator can also be referred to the description of fig. 4.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the minimum distance of the surface of the top plate 131 of the auxiliary reservoir 130 close to the main inlet pipe 110 from the axis of the main inlet pipe 110 is greater than the radius of the main inlet pipe 110. That is, the portion of the auxiliary reservoir 130 that is inside the main inlet pipe 110 must not extend beyond the inner surface of the main inlet pipe 110. Therefore, the top plate 131 of the auxiliary accumulator 130 does not extend into the main liquid inlet pipe 110, and the flow of the fluid is prevented from being obstructed.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the direction of gravity, the upper liquid pipe 120 is disposed at the top of the main liquid inlet pipe 110, and the auxiliary accumulator 130 is disposed at the bottom of the main liquid inlet pipe 110; at this time, the angle between the moving direction of the top plate 131 and the extending direction of the upper liquid pipe 120 is approximately 180 degrees.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another low-pressure inlet manifold according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 6, the included angle between the moving direction of the top plate 131 and the extending direction of the upper liquid pipe 120 is less than 180 degrees. That is, the auxiliary accumulator 130 is not disposed at the bottom of the main liquid inlet pipe 110, but at the side of the main liquid inlet pipe 110, so that erosion and abrasion of the auxiliary accumulator by grit can be reduced.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 6, the included angle between the direction of movement of the top plate and the direction of extension of the corresponding upper liquid conduit is less than 150 degrees; for another example, the included angle between the moving direction of the top plate and the extending direction of the corresponding upper liquid feeding pipeline is less than 90 degrees.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another low-pressure inlet manifold according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 7, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 further includes a supply conduit 160 and a primary accumulator 170; the main feed pipe 160 communicates with the first end 110A of the main feed pipe 110 and is configured to provide low pressure fluid to the main feed pipe 110; the main accumulator 170 is connected to the supply conduit 160. At this time, the first end 110 of the main inlet pipe 110 is an inlet end; the main accumulator 170 may ensure that the pressure in the main inlet pipe 110 is stable when the pressure in the main inlet pipe 110 is insufficient or fluctuates. It should be noted that although the low pressure inlet manifold shown in fig. 6 does not show an auxiliary accumulator, the low pressure inlet manifold may also be provided with the auxiliary accumulator and the end auxiliary accumulator described above.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 7, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 further comprises a purge conduit 180, the purge conduit 180 being located at the second end 110B of the main inlet conduit 110 and being in communication with the main inlet conduit 110. Thus, when the low pressure inlet manifold is out of service or gravel is present, the gravel or residual moisture in the low pressure inlet manifold can be purged by passing purge gas through the purge line 180.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 7, the pipe diameter of the first end 110A of the main inlet pipe 110 is greater than the pipe diameter of the second end 110B of the main inlet pipe 110, and the lengths of the N upper liquid pipes gradually decrease in a direction from the first end 110A to the second end 110B. Along with the fluid in the feed liquor main pipeline constantly gets into the plunger pump from last liquid pipeline, the flow of feed liquor main pipeline reduces gradually, and the feed liquor main pipeline in the low pressure feed liquor manifold that this example provided is the reducing pipe to can guarantee that each goes up liquid pipeline and crooked liquid pipeline and feed liquor main pipeline's hookup location's flow and pressure are stable, reduce the production in air pocket, thereby can avoid fracturing to inhale empty problem and the production that suppresses the vibration. On the other hand, because the length of the upper liquid pipeline is gradually reduced in the direction from the first end of the main liquid inlet pipeline to the second end of the main liquid inlet pipeline, the main liquid inlet pipeline has an upward inclined angle relative to the horizontal direction, and therefore the sedimentation caused by horizontal conveying can be reduced.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another low-pressure inlet manifold according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 8, the low pressure inlet manifold 100 includes 1 auxiliary accumulator 130, and the auxiliary accumulator 130 extends from the second end 110B into the low pressure inlet manifold 110 and extends toward the first end 110A.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 8, an orthographic projection of the first upper liquid pipe 120 on the axis of the main liquid inlet pipe 110 overlaps with an orthographic projection of the auxiliary accumulator 130 on the axis in a direction from the first end 110A to the second end 110B. Therefore, in the working process, after the fluid enters the main liquid inlet pipe, the fluid can contact the auxiliary energy accumulator, so that the fluid in the whole main liquid inlet pipe is buffered through the auxiliary energy accumulator.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 8, an end of auxiliary reservoir 130 distal from second end 110B includes a chamfer to better cushion fluid and avoid obstructing fluid flow.

An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a fracturing apparatus. Fig. 9 is a schematic view of a fracturing apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 9, the fracturing apparatus 500 comprises a plunger pump 200 and the low pressure inlet manifold 100 described above; plunger pump 200 includes a power end 210 and a fluid end 220; the low pressure inlet manifold 100 is connected to the fluid end 220 and is configured to provide low pressure fluid to the plunger pump 200. Therefore, the main liquid inlet pipeline is provided with an auxiliary energy accumulator corresponding to at least one of the N upper liquid pipelines; when the pressure of fluid is insufficient or fluctuates in the main liquid inlet pipeline, the auxiliary energy accumulator can ensure the stability of the liquid supply pressure of the corresponding liquid feeding pipeline, so that the problem of fracturing and air suction is avoided, and the service life and the performance of the plunger pump can be prolonged. On the other hand, when the auxiliary energy accumulator supplements the liquid supply pressure, the compression and expansion actions of the auxiliary energy accumulator can play a role in preventing sand setting; in addition, the auxiliary energy accumulator can ensure the stable pressure in the liquid inlet main pipeline, so that the fluid in the liquid inlet main pipeline can flow fully, and the effect of preventing sand setting can be achieved to a certain extent. Therefore, the low-pressure liquid inlet manifold can also relieve or even eliminate the problem of sand setting.

For example, the housing of the power end and the housing of the fluid end may be fixedly connected by bolts or the like. Of course, the embodiments of the present disclosure include but are not limited thereto, and other connection manners may also be adopted to achieve the fixed connection of the above components.

For example, the power end may include a crankshaft linkage that may convert rotational motion into reciprocating motion of a plunger, and a plunger, at least a portion of which may extend into the hydraulic end to pressurize a low pressure fluid therein. It should be noted that, the structure and the operation of the plunger pump are briefly described above, but the plunger pump of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes, but is not limited to, the structure and the operation described above.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 8, the fluid end 220 includes N cylinders 2205, the N hydraulic lines 120 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the N cylinders 2205, and each hydraulic line 120 is configured to provide low pressure fluid to the corresponding cylinder 2205.

For example, N takes the value 5, 7 or 9. That is, the plunger pump 200 may be a five-cylinder plunger pump, a seven-cylinder plunger pump, and a nine-cylinder plunger pump. Of course, the disclosed embodiments include, but are not limited to, the plunger pump may be a plunger pump with other cylinder number.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 8, the fracturing apparatus 500 further includes a high pressure discharge manifold 300, a gearbox 410, a coupling 410, and a prime mover 430. The prime mover 430 is connected to the gear box 410 by the coupling 410, and the gear box 410 is connected to the power end 210 of the plunger pump 200, whereby the power output from the prime mover 430 is transmitted to the power end 210 of the plunger pump 200 after being reduced by the gear box 410. The power end 210 of the plunger pump 200 converts the power provided by the prime mover 430 into reciprocating motion of the plunger; the low pressure inlet manifold 100 is connected to the fluid end 220 of the plunger pump 200 and provides low pressure fluid, such as fracturing fluid, to the fluid end 220; the fluid end 220 may pressurize a low pressure fluid with the reciprocating motion of the plunger to form a high pressure fracturing fluid; a high pressure discharge manifold 300 is connected to the fluid end 220 of the plunger pump 200 and is used to discharge the high pressure fracturing fluid. Thus, the fracturing apparatus can provide a high pressure fracturing fluid for use in fracturing operations.

For example, the prime mover may be a diesel engine, an electric motor, or a turbine engine, among other devices that provide power. In addition, because the rotational speed of the prime mover (particularly the electric motor and turbine engine) is high, a reduction gearbox is required between the plunger pump and the prime mover, so that the power output of the prime mover is reduced using the reduction gearbox to match the plunger pump.

In some examples, the fracturing equipment may be a fracturing truck, a fracturing skid, or other equipment for generating a high pressure fracturing fluid.

The following points need to be explained:

(1) in the drawings of the embodiments of the present disclosure, only the structures related to the embodiments of the present disclosure are referred to, and other structures may refer to general designs.

(2) Features of the disclosure in the same embodiment and in different embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

The above is only a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present disclosure, and shall be covered by the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

The present application claims priority to chinese patent application 202110080048.8, filed 21/01/2021, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.