EP0549440A1 - Verfahren zur Optimierung einer Vorrichtung zur Regelung und Dämpfung eines Mehrphasenflusses sowie durch das Verfahren erhaltene Vorrichtung - Google Patents
Verfahren zur Optimierung einer Vorrichtung zur Regelung und Dämpfung eines Mehrphasenflusses sowie durch das Verfahren erhaltene Vorrichtung Download PDFInfo
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- EP0549440A1 EP0549440A1 EP19920403476 EP92403476A EP0549440A1 EP 0549440 A1 EP0549440 A1 EP 0549440A1 EP 19920403476 EP19920403476 EP 19920403476 EP 92403476 A EP92403476 A EP 92403476A EP 0549440 A1 EP0549440 A1 EP 0549440A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the invention remedies these drawbacks in particular by proposing a method making it possible to pre-size a regulation device, comprising a reservoir and a sampling tube, as a function of the composition of the source of effluents to which it is connected and the characteristics of a multiphase pump located after the device, so as to have a fluid whose GLR value allows the pump to ensure sufficient compression to transfer the effluents and that the amount of liquid located in the device allows the evacuation of any amount of foreseeable gas likely to arrive in the tank.
- the value of the height of the tube h1 immersed in the gas corresponding to a level N1 is estimated at the start of the evacuation of the largest foreseeable volume of gas.
- the height of the pierced tube immersed in the gas at the end of the evacuation of the largest foreseeable volume of gas is taken equal to the value hmax defined previously and corresponding to a level Nd.
- the heights of the part of the tube immersed in the gas are measured or estimated, in our example, from the top of the tank.
- This procedure also makes it possible to have a GLRmax value so that the pump applies to the effluents a compression ( ⁇ P) necessary for the transfer of the effluents.
- the value of the increase in exchange surface is defined as a function of the maximum foreseeable quantity of gas. Tests carried out beforehand make it possible to trace an abacus which gives, as a function of the maximum foreseeable quantity of gas, the section of the non-pierced tube which must be inserted into the pierced tube so that the mixture of gas in the liquid do it optimally.
- Curve 12 (Fig. 4) represents the variation as a function of time of the value of the pressure Pbt prevailing in the tank 2.
- the area around the average value does not have any openings so as not to reflect variations in GLR until the level of the liquid-gas interface has shifted by a certain value until it reaches an adjacent zone Z2 or Z4.
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Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR9116231 | 1991-12-27 | ||
FR9116231A FR2685791B1 (fr) | 1991-12-27 | 1991-12-27 | Procede d'optimisation d'un dispositif de regulation et d'amortissement d'un ecoulement polyphasique et dispositif obtenu par le procede. |
FR9209642 | 1992-08-11 | ||
FR929209642A FR2694823B1 (fr) | 1992-08-11 | 1992-08-11 | Procédé d'optimisation d'un dispositif de régulation et d'amortissement d'un écoulement polyphasique et dispositif obtenu par le procédé. |
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EP0549440A1 true EP0549440A1 (de) | 1993-06-30 |
EP0549440B1 EP0549440B1 (de) | 1996-10-16 |
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EP19920403476 Expired - Lifetime EP0549440B1 (de) | 1991-12-27 | 1992-12-18 | Verfahren zur Optimierung einer Vorrichtung zur Regelung und Dämpfung eines Mehrphasenflusses sowie durch das Verfahren erhaltene Vorrichtung |
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US (2) | US5421357A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0549440B1 (de) |
BR (1) | BR9205170A (de) |
CA (1) | CA2086297C (de) |
DK (1) | DK0549440T3 (de) |
NO (1) | NO302403B1 (de) |
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US5564456A (en) * | 1995-06-06 | 1996-10-15 | Atlantic Richfield Company | Method for mitigating slugs in a pipeline |
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FR2772916B1 (fr) * | 1997-12-22 | 2000-01-28 | Inst Francais Du Petrole | Methode et dispositif de debitmetrie polyphasique |
FR2772915B1 (fr) * | 1997-12-22 | 2000-01-28 | Inst Francais Du Petrole | Methode et dispositif de debitmetrie polyphasique |
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US6227222B1 (en) * | 2000-01-05 | 2001-05-08 | Fluid Compressor Corp. | Closed oil liquid ring gas compression system with a suction injection port |
USRE38434E1 (en) * | 2000-01-05 | 2004-02-24 | Fluid Compressor Corp. | Closed oil liquid ring gas compression system with a suction injection port |
FR2808455B1 (fr) * | 2000-05-03 | 2003-02-14 | Schlumberger Services Petrol | Installation et procede pour la separation d'effluents multiphasiques |
NO313677B1 (no) * | 2000-12-06 | 2005-10-24 | Abb Research Ltd | Slug kontrollering |
FR2873817B1 (fr) * | 2004-07-30 | 2006-11-17 | Geoservices | Procede de mesure du rapport du debit volumique de gaz au debit volumique d'un melange d'hydrocarbures multiphasique |
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DE102010019238A1 (de) * | 2010-05-03 | 2011-11-24 | Joh. Heinr. Bornemann Gmbh | Sammelbehälter, System aus Sammelbehälter und Multiphasenpumpen und Verfahren zum Separieren und Aufteilen eines Multiphasengemisches |
GB2483438A (en) | 2010-09-06 | 2012-03-14 | Framo Eng As | Homogenising a multiphase fluid |
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GB1412215A (en) * | 1972-01-12 | 1975-10-29 | Joenkoepings Mek Werkstads | Method and apparatus for emptying liquid containers or tanks |
WO1988010397A1 (en) * | 1987-06-25 | 1988-12-29 | Kvaerner Engineering A/S | A method and a plant for transport of hydrocarbons over a long distance from an offshore source of hydrocarbons |
FR2642539A1 (fr) * | 1989-02-02 | 1990-08-03 | Inst Francais Du Petrole | Dispositif de regulation et d'amortissement d'un ecoulement polyphasique et son application |
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US5254292A (en) * | 1989-02-02 | 1993-10-19 | Institut Francais Du Petrole | Device for regulating and reducing the fluctuations in a polyphasic flow, and its use |
GB8910372D0 (en) * | 1989-05-05 | 1989-06-21 | Framo Dev Ltd | Multiphase process mixing and measuring system |
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- 1992-12-18 DK DK92403476T patent/DK0549440T3/da active
- 1992-12-18 EP EP19920403476 patent/EP0549440B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-12-23 NO NO925009A patent/NO302403B1/no unknown
- 1992-12-24 CA CA 2086297 patent/CA2086297C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-12-28 US US07/997,534 patent/US5421357A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-12-28 BR BR9205170A patent/BR9205170A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
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GB1412215A (en) * | 1972-01-12 | 1975-10-29 | Joenkoepings Mek Werkstads | Method and apparatus for emptying liquid containers or tanks |
WO1988010397A1 (en) * | 1987-06-25 | 1988-12-29 | Kvaerner Engineering A/S | A method and a plant for transport of hydrocarbons over a long distance from an offshore source of hydrocarbons |
FR2642539A1 (fr) * | 1989-02-02 | 1990-08-03 | Inst Francais Du Petrole | Dispositif de regulation et d'amortissement d'un ecoulement polyphasique et son application |
Cited By (2)
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NO337168B1 (no) * | 2012-07-05 | 2016-02-01 | Fmc Kongsberg Subsea As | Apparat og fremgangsmåte for miksing av i det minste en første og andre fluidfase |
US11241662B2 (en) | 2012-07-05 | 2022-02-08 | FMG Kongsberg Subsea AS | Multiphase flow mixing apparatus and method of mixing |
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NO925009D0 (no) | 1992-12-23 |
NO925009L (no) | 1993-06-28 |
CA2086297C (fr) | 2004-06-08 |
EP0549440B1 (de) | 1996-10-16 |
US5494067A (en) | 1996-02-27 |
NO302403B1 (no) | 1998-03-02 |
US5421357A (en) | 1995-06-06 |
CA2086297A1 (fr) | 1993-06-28 |
DK0549440T3 (da) | 1997-03-24 |
BR9205170A (pt) | 1993-08-17 |
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