Patent ID: 9719698
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: E21B,F04D,F24T,F28D,F28F,Y02E

Claim:
1. A cooling apparatus for subsea applications, including: a support frame; a shell and tube heat exchanger, wherein the shell and tube heat exchanger comprises: a retrievable pump module coupled to said shell and tube heat exchanger, wherein the retrievable pump module comprises: a pump module receptacle housing configured to (i) releasably and retrievably connect the retrievable pump module to the shell and tube heat exchanger and an inlet for ambient sea water, and (ii) receive the retrievable pump module therein; a controller for controlling the retrievable pump module, the controller including a variable speed drive; and temperature sensors, wherein the controller and the temperature sensors are integrated in the retrievable pump module, and the support frame encloses the shell and tube heat exchanger, the retrievable pump module, and the pump module receptacle housing.