Patent ID: 11971028
Assignee: BJ ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 8:
9. A pump system comprising:
a pump comprising a single acting reciprocating pump, the single acting reciprocating pump having an input shaft, the input shaft including an input flange and having a longitudinal axis;
a driveshaft connected to the input flange of the input shaft of the single acting reciprocating pump, the driveshaft having a longitudinal axis offset from the longitudinal axis of the input shaft;
driving equipment including:
a turbine engine; and
a gearbox connected to the turbine engine, the gearbox comprising an output shaft and a brake, the output shaft having an output flange connected to the driveshaft and configured to rotate the driveshaft to rotate the input shaft of the single acting reciprocating pump; and

a torsional vibration damper operably connected to the input shaft, the torsional vibration damper configured to reduce high frequency/low amplitude torsional vibrations generated by operation of the pump.