EP 0912262 A1 19990506 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LIQUEFYING THICKENED CRUDE OIL SEDIMENTS
Title (en)
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LIQUEFYING THICKENED CRUDE OIL SEDIMENTS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERFLÜSSIGUNG VON SEDIMENTEN AUS VERDICKTEM ROHÖL
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE LIQUEFACTION DE SEDIMENTS PROVENANT DE PETROLE BRUT EPAISSI
Publication
Application
Priority
- CH 9700152 W 19970417
- CH 112996 A 19960503
- CH 175096 A 19960711
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9741976A1] The object of the method and device according to the invention is to liquefy sludgy to compact sediments (3) from containers (1) in which crude oil (2) is stored and/or transported, a liquid being injected over the sediment surface via nozzles (11) and the sediment (3) liquefying at least partially or dissolving in the liquid under the effect thereof such that it can be removed from the container (1) with the liquid. To that end a substantially horizontal, possibly self-contained, flow of liquid is produced over the sediment surface by orienting the injection direction of all the nozzles (11) such that it has a horizontal component aligned tangential to a flow line of the flow of liquid to be produced and in the direction of flow. The injected liquid is crude oil or a refinery product and differs from the lowermost liquid layers lying above the sediment in that it has a lower proportion of heavy components.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B01F 5/02 (2006.01); B08B 9/093 (2006.01); B01F 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B01F 25/21 (2022.01 - EP US); B08B 9/0933 (2013.01 - EP US); B01F 25/50 (2022.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9741976A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9741976 A1 19971113; AT E230638 T1 20030115; AU 2501397 A 19971126; AU 727169 B2 20001207; CA 2253554 A1 19971113; CA 2253554 C 20090630; DE 59709106 D1 20030213; EA 000558 B1 19991028; EA 199800972 A1 19990429; EP 0912262 A1 19990506; EP 0912262 B1 20030108; ES 2191836 T3 20030916; NO 315359 B1 20030825; NO 985101 D0 19981102; NO 985101 L 19981102; NZ 332416 A 20000327; US 6217207 B1 20010417
DOCDB simple family (application)
CH 9700152 W 19970417; AT 97916292 T 19970417; AU 2501397 A 19970417; CA 2253554 A 19970417; DE 59709106 T 19970417; EA 199800972 A 19970417; EP 97916292 A 19970417; ES 97916292 T 19970417; NO 985101 A 19981102; NZ 33241697 A 19970417; US 18015598 A 19981207