Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid piston arrangement for compressing and expanding gases. The liquid piston arrangement includes a liquid piston which is embodied by a liquid level formed by a liquid in a high-pressure space and a stack of sheets with mutually spaced apart sheet metal plates which is supported in the high-pressure space dipping in the liquid and is sequentially flowed around by the liquid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid piston arrangement for compressing and expanding gases. The liquid piston arrangement includes a liquid piston which is embodied by a liquid level formed by a liquid in a high-pressure space and a stack of sheets with mutually spaced apart sheet metal plates which is supported in the high-pressure space dipping in the liquid and is sequentially flowed around by the liquid.

Abstract: In order to maintain high efficiency close, to isothermy despite high frequencies in a pneumo-hydraulic converter with reciprocating pistons, pipe cluster-heat exchange pipes (38) are provided in the gas working chambers of the converter and the exchange fluid in the pipes is kept at approximately ambient temperature. For this the gas working chambers must be arranged axially next to one another and, in order to eliminate dead space, connected in pairs by conical exchange valves (12a/12b) which take in the entire wall thickness of the valve flange (5a/5b) dividing the air chambers.

Abstract: A hydrostatic clutch, includes coaxial driving and driven rotative members, so that when in the clutched condition rotative power is transferred from the driving to driven member. The clutch includes a plurality of pistons bearing upon an inclined cam, and move in a reciprocating motion when the cam which is coupled to either the driven or driving shaft, rotates. A second cam also driven by the driven or driving members, is adopted to be disposed with respect to the mobile member which drives it, into two positions offset by 180.degree.. The second cam acting upon a suction valve controlling the intake of hydraulic fluid, via opposing springs. At least one double stage or delivery valve is carried by the same mobile driving or driven member. A fixed casing is connected to the mobile member carrying the delivery valve or valves, through a rotating seal. The fixed casing is connected via a plurality of hydraulic channels to various hydraulic fluid regulation member.