GB2376471B - Method of and apparatus for dissolving crude oil sludge - Google Patents

Method of and apparatus for dissolving crude oil sludge

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Publication number
GB2376471B
GB2376471B GB0203465A GB0203465A GB2376471B GB 2376471 B GB2376471 B GB 2376471B GB 0203465 A GB0203465 A GB 0203465A GB 0203465 A GB0203465 A GB 0203465A GB 2376471 B GB2376471 B GB 2376471B
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Prior art keywords
crude oil
oil sludge
dissolving crude
dissolving
sludge
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0203465A
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GB2376471A (en
GB0203465D0 (en
Inventor
William Benjamin Howe
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TSORS Ltd
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TSORS Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB0104369A external-priority patent/GB0104369D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0128707A external-priority patent/GB0128707D0/en
Application filed by TSORS Ltd filed Critical TSORS Ltd
Publication of GB0203465D0 publication Critical patent/GB0203465D0/en
Priority to US10/497,308 priority Critical patent/US20050045212A1/en
Priority to EA200400749A priority patent/EA005652B1/en
Priority to BR0214436-0A priority patent/BR0214436A/en
Priority to MXPA04005131A priority patent/MXPA04005131A/en
Priority to CNA028275535A priority patent/CN1617774A/en
Priority to AU2002365652A priority patent/AU2002365652A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2002/005370 priority patent/WO2003047781A1/en
Publication of GB2376471A publication Critical patent/GB2376471A/en
Publication of GB2376471B publication Critical patent/GB2376471B/en
Application granted granted Critical
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/093—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by the force of jets or sprays
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F21/00—Dissolving
    • B01F21/20—Dissolving using flow mixing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
    • B01F23/40—Mixing liquids with liquids; Emulsifying
    • B01F23/47—Mixing liquids with liquids; Emulsifying involving high-viscosity liquids, e.g. asphalt
    • B01F23/471—Mixing liquids with liquids; Emulsifying involving high-viscosity liquids, e.g. asphalt using a very viscous liquid and a liquid of low viscosity
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/20—Jet mixers, i.e. mixers using high-speed fluid streams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/093—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by the force of jets or sprays
    • B08B9/0933—Removing sludge or the like from tank bottoms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/50—Circulation mixers, e.g. wherein at least part of the mixture is discharged from and reintroduced into a receptacle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B57/00—Tank or cargo hold cleaning specially adapted for vessels

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Cleaning In General (AREA)
GB0203465A 2001-02-22 2002-02-14 Method of and apparatus for dissolving crude oil sludge Expired - Fee Related GB2376471B (en)

Priority Applications (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/GB2002/005370 WO2003047781A1 (en) 2001-11-30 2002-11-28 A method of, and apparatus for, dissolving crude oil sludge
AU2002365652A AU2002365652A1 (en) 2001-11-30 2002-11-28 A method of, and apparatus for, dissolving crude oil sludge
US10/497,308 US20050045212A1 (en) 2001-11-30 2002-11-28 Method of, and apparatus for, dissolving crude oil sludge
EA200400749A EA005652B1 (en) 2001-11-30 2002-11-28 A method of, and apparatus for, dissolving crude oil sludge
BR0214436-0A BR0214436A (en) 2001-11-30 2002-11-28 Method for dissolving suspension of crude oil in container, and apparatus for performing method
MXPA04005131A MXPA04005131A (en) 2001-11-30 2002-11-28 A method of, and apparatus for, dissolving crude oil sludge.
CNA028275535A CN1617774A (en) 2001-11-30 2002-11-28 Method and apparatus for dissolving crude oil sludge

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0104369A GB0104369D0 (en) 2001-02-22 2001-02-22 Method and apparatus for dissolving crude oil sludge
GB0128707A GB0128707D0 (en) 2001-11-30 2001-11-30 A method of and apparatus for cleaning open-topped or enclosed containers

Publications (3)

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GB0203465D0 GB0203465D0 (en) 2002-04-03
GB2376471A GB2376471A (en) 2002-12-18
GB2376471B true GB2376471B (en) 2004-06-09

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Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB793633A (en) * 1955-06-06 1958-04-23 Shell Res Ltd A method for removing sludges from tanks and for recovering oil from these sludges
US5293887A (en) * 1992-03-09 1994-03-15 Ray Thibodeaux Robotic tank cleaning system and method
US5897767A (en) * 1996-12-20 1999-04-27 Patel; Girish Composition and process for the treatment and recovery of oil sludge

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB793633A (en) * 1955-06-06 1958-04-23 Shell Res Ltd A method for removing sludges from tanks and for recovering oil from these sludges
US5293887A (en) * 1992-03-09 1994-03-15 Ray Thibodeaux Robotic tank cleaning system and method
US5897767A (en) * 1996-12-20 1999-04-27 Patel; Girish Composition and process for the treatment and recovery of oil sludge

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GB0203465D0 (en) 2002-04-03

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