Patent ID: 11905771
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
at least one pump positioned at a surface of a well;
a drill string extending a depth into the well from the surface of the well;
piping fluidly connecting the at least one pump to the drill string; and
a crusher positioned along the piping, wherein the crusher comprises:
a housing having an inlet and an outlet at opposite axial sides;
an impeller positioned proximate the inlet of the housing;
a shaft connected to the impeller and extending axially through the housing between the inlet and the outlet, such that the shaft is housed within the housing;
at least two spaced apart support structures holding the shaft in the housing,
wherein the at least two support structures each extend a radial distance from the shaft to an inner wall of the housing; and

a plurality of blades, comprising:
dynamic blades extending outwardly from the shaft; and
fixed blades extending radially inward from the inner wall of the housing and alternatingly positioned between the dynamic blades.