Patent ID: 11911716
Assignee: ENERCORP ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A solids separation system, comprising:
a separator configured to separate a multi-phase process fluid into a solids and a fluid;
a blowdown vessel coupled to the separator, wherein the blowdown vessel is configured to receive the solids and the fluid from the separator, wherein a frequency at which the blowdown vessel is to be drained is determined based at least partially upon an amount of the solids separated from the multi-phase process fluid in the separator; and
a fluid removal assembly coupled to the blowdown vessel, wherein the fluid removal assembly is configured to drain at least some of the fluid in the blowdown vessel therefrom, substantially without removing the solids from the blowdown vessel, wherein the fluid removal assembly comprises:
an inlet screen positioned within the blowdown vessel; and
a collection chamber in fluid communication with the inlet screen and downstream from the blowdown vessel, wherein the fluid flows through the inlet screen and into the collection chamber, and wherein the inlet screen prevents the solids from flowing therethrough and into the collection chamber.