Patent ID: 11867045
Assignee: BJ ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 19:
20. The method of claim 17, wherein pumping the first fracturing fluid comprises reciprocating the plurality of first plungers in a first plane, and wherein pumping the second fracturing fluid comprises reciprocating the plurality of second plungers in a second plane, the first plane and the second plane being angularly offset by a non-zero angle about the longitudinal axis, and wherein a connector shaft of the hydraulic fracturing pump is positioned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and positioned circumferentially between the first plane and the second plane, and wherein:
rotating the crankshaft comprises driving opposite ends of the crankshaft from corresponding opposite ends of the hydraulic fracturing pump, via at least one pinion gear connected to the connector shaft.