Patent ID: 11959502
Assignee: ENERGY RECOVERY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC E  F

Claim 16:
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the causing of the bearing valve to actuate comprises:
actuating a first port of the bearing valve to a first open position to receive a first portion of the first fluid from a first conduit upstream of the first inlet of the PX and actuate a second port of the bearing valve fluidly coupled to the housing of the PX to a second open position to provide the first portion of the first fluid to the housing of the PX; and
actuating the first port to a first closed position and actuate a third port of the bearing valve fluidly coupled to a second conduit downstream of the first outlet to a third open position to cause the first portion of the first fluid to flow from the housing to the second conduit downstream of the first outlet.