Patent ID: 11945357
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A transportable slurry box for transporting a cuttings slurry in cold weather climates without the cuttings slurry freezing, the transportable slurry box, comprising:
a portable tank having an interior to contain a cuttings slurry, wherein the portable tank is transportable by a vehicle;
a layer of insulation surrounding at least a portion of the portable tank;
an exterior casing surrounding at least a portion of the insulation;
a door movable between a closed position and an open position to provide access to the interior;
a heating unit attached to the portable tank, wherein the heating unit includes a supply port and a return port, and wherein the heating unit is adapted to heat a fluid producing a heated fluid flow;
a first heat loop fluidly connected to the supply port of the heating unit and the return port of the heating unit, wherein the first heat loop is attached to the interior of the portable tank, and wherein the first heat loop circulates the heated fluid flow to heat the interior, wherein the first heat loop comprises a first supply line fluidly connected to the supply port and a first return line fluidly connected to the return port, the first supply line and the first return line each have a straight structure that is parallel with respect to a longitudinal axis of the portable tank; and
a port in the portable tank, wherein the cuttings slurry is drawn into the interior through the port in the portable tank under suction.