Beam pumping unit and design method for beam pumping unit
View Patent ↗A beam pumping unit includes a bracket; a walking beam arranged above the bracket, wherein a middle part of the walking beam forms a first pivotal connection having a first pivotal center with the bracket, a donkey head is mounted on a front side of the first pivotal center, and a walking beam tail seat is mounted on a rear side of the first pivotal center; a rotating arm arranged behind and below the first pivotal center and having a first position formed as a rotating center and a second position rotating around the rotating center by a radius R; and a drive rod, wherein a lower part of the drive rod forms a second pivotal connection having a second pivotal center with the second position, and an upper part of the drive rod forms a third pivotal connection having a third pivotal center with the walking beam.
1 . A beam pumping unit, comprising:
a set of beams;
a walking beam arranged above the set of beams, wherein a middle part of the walking beam forms a first pivotal connection having a first pivotal center with the set of beams, a first portion is extended over a first side of the first pivotal center, a second portion is extended over a second side of the first pivotal center, a donkey head is mounted at the first portion, a walking beam tail seat is mounted at the second portion, and a distance from a donkey head suspension point to the first pivotal center is A;
a rotating arm arranged behind and below the first pivotal center, wherein the rotating arm has a first position formed as a rotating center and a second position revolving around the rotating center by a radius R, wherein the rotating arm is vertically oriented and directly coupled to a power source such that the power source outputs torque directly to the rotating arm without an intermediate transmission;
a drive rod, wherein a lower part of the drive rod and the second position form a second pivotal connection having a second pivotal center, and an upper part of the drive rod and the walking beam tail seat form a third pivotal connection having a third pivotal center, wherein the rotating arm is configured to pivot about a vertical axis through an angular displacement to drive the drive rod in a substantially vertical plane;
a straight line distance between the third pivotal center and the first pivotal center is C;
the second pivotal center makes a circular motion around the rotating center at a rotating angle θ to drive the walking beam to swing at a preset magnitude of angle δ, and then the donkey head is driven to conduct up-down reciprocating motion;
the third pivotal center is set higher than the rotating center; wherein
a stroke of the beam pumping unit is greater than 7,620 mm; and
58°<δ≤72°.
2 . The beam pumping unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the third pivotal center and the first pivotal center define a first straight line;
the walking beam defines a second straight line;
an angle γ is formed between the first straight line and the second straight line; and
3°≤γ<15°.
3 . The beam pumping unit according to claim 1 , wherein 2<A/C≤2.5.
4 . The beam pumping unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the first pivotal center is arranged on a walking beam middle seat; and
the walking beam middle seat is made of a material with a yield strength greater than 300 MPa.
5 . The beam pumping unit according to claim 1 , further comprising
a base,
wherein the power source is arranged on the base and is connected with the rotating arm to output a rotating power at the rotating center.
6 . The beam pumping unit according to claim 5 , wherein
the set of beams comprises a first beam and a second beam; and
top ends of the first beam and the second beam are connected to each other, and bottom ends of the first beam and the second beam are arranged at an interval and located on the front side and the rear side of the first pivotal center.
7 . The beam pumping unit according to claim 6 , wherein
the first beam is arranged on the base; and
the second beam is fixedly connected with the base in a way that a position of the second beam is adjustable.
8 . The beam pumping unit according to claim 6 , wherein a size of the walking beam along the distance from the donkey head suspension point to the first pivotal center is less than 12,000 mm.
9 . The beam pumping unit according to claim 8 , wherein a vertical distance between the first pivotal center and an upper surface of a datum plane of the base is H, and 8,636 mm≤H≤11,830 mm.