Global Patent Index - EP 3137838 A2

EP 3137838 A2 20170308 - SUBSEA COOLER

Title (en)

SUBSEA COOLER

Title (de)

UNTERWASSERKÜHLER

Title (fr)

REFROIDISSEUR SOUS-MARIN

Publication

EP 3137838 A2 20170308 (EN)

Application

EP 15720686 A 20150429

Priority

  • NO 20140561 A 20140430
  • EP 2015059343 W 20150429

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015165969A2] The present invention provides a subsea cooler comprising at least one pipe (1) and a housing (4), wherein the pipe have an inlet (2) and an outlet (3) for a fluid to be cooled, and comprises straight sections (5) connected by bend sections (6), and the housing (4) encloses at least a part of the pipe, and comprises an inner surface forming a flow channel (8) extending along and surrounding the pipe, and the flow channel (8) is fluidly connected to an inlet (9) and an outlet (10) for a cooling fluid and a pumping element for driving the cooling fluid through the flow channel (8), wherein at least one sacrificial anode (11) is positioned in the flow channel (8) such that said sacrificial anode is in electrical contact with the pipe (1).

IPC 8 full level

F28F 19/00 (2006.01); E21B 36/00 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); F28D 7/10 (2006.01); F28D 7/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP NO US)

E21B 36/001 (2013.01 - EP NO US); E21B 41/0007 (2013.01 - EP US); F28D 7/10 (2013.01 - EP NO US); F28D 7/106 (2013.01 - EP NO US); F28D 7/14 (2013.01 - EP NO US); F28F 19/004 (2013.01 - EP NO US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2015165969A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2015165969 A2 20151105; WO 2015165969 A3 20160107; AU 2015254666 A1 20161027; BR 112016024973 A2 20170815; EP 3137838 A2 20170308; NO 20140561 A1 20151102; NO 338506 B1 20160829; SG 11201608394R A 20161129; US 2017045315 A1 20170216

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2015059343 W 20150429; AU 2015254666 A 20150429; BR 112016024973 A 20150429; EP 15720686 A 20150429; NO 20140561 A 20140430; SG 11201608394R A 20150429; US 201515307795 A 20150429