Patent ID: 11965624
Assignee: L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 8:
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is of the two compression stage type and the apparatus further comprises a first compression chamber, a second compression chamber, an intake system that communicates with the first compression chamber and that is configured to allow inlet of fluid to be compressed into said first compression chamber, a transfer system that communicates with the first and the second compression chamber and that is configured to allow the transfer of fluid from the first compression chamber to the second compression chamber, a movable piston for ensuring the compression of the fluid in the first and second compression chambers, and a discharge orifice that communicates with the second compression chamber and that is configured to allow the outlet of compressed fluid, the second compression chamber being delimited by a portion of the body of the piston and a fixed wall of the apparatus, the intake system being situated at a first end of the apparatus, the discharge orifice being situated at a second end of the apparatus and the transfer system being situated between the intake system and the discharge orifice.