Patent ID: 9650862
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: E21B,F16K

Claim:
1. A flow and fluid conditioning pressure reduction device comprising: an inlet and an outlet; wherein the pressure reduction device comprises at least two spiral-shaped flow bore conduits, each of the at least two spiral-shaped flow bore conduits arranged on a surface of a cone or frustum, each of the spiral-shaped flow bore conduits winding around a central point of the cone or frustum so that each rotation of the spiral-shaped flow bore conduits brings each spiral-shaped flow bore conduit closer to or further away from the central point, and each of the at least two spiral-shaped flow bore conduits having a length that extends from an inlet of each spiral-shaped flow bore conduit to an outlet of each spiral-shaped flow bore conduit, the length being of at least 0.1 m and forming at least one spiral conduit rotation; and wherein the inlet of each of the at least two spiral-shaped conduits is coupled to the inlet of the pressure reduction device and the outlet of each of the at least two spiral-shaped conduits is coupled to the outlet of the pressure reduction device; and wherein the length of each of the at least two spiral-shaped flow bore conduits, a cross-sectional area of each of the at least two spiral-shaped flow bore conduits, and a number of the at least two spiral-shaped flow bore conduits that are in-line determines a pressure reduction of a fluid at a given flow rate as the fluid flows through the pressure reduction device.