Fluid flow conditioning

There is provided an apparatus 30 and method for conditioning the flow of a mixed phase flow from a supply pipe 101 from a hydrocarbon well. The apparatus 30 comprises an elongate reservoir 11 having a first end for receiving a multi-phase fluid flow from the supply pipe and a second closed end, the...

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1. Verfasser:	Brenne, Lars
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING EARTH DRILLING EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MINING NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	There is provided an apparatus 30 and method for conditioning the flow of a mixed phase flow from a supply pipe 101 from a hydrocarbon well. The apparatus 30 comprises an elongate reservoir 11 having a first end for receiving a multi-phase fluid flow from the supply pipe and a second closed end, there being provided a gas outlet 02 from the upper part of the first end, a liquid separation region downstream of the first end, and a liquid outlet 12 from the lower part of the liquid separation region; and a gas-liquid mixer to which the gas and liquid outlets are connected such that the separated gas and liquid may be recombined. The reservoir 11 may accommodate surges of liquid such that the flow rate from the liquid outlet is relatively invariant over time compared to that of the flow received by the apparatus.