Patent ID: 8480859
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: C10G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treatment of crude oil or bitumen comprising a treatment unit connected to the pump by its inlet and having at least one outlet and consisting of at least two opposite modules each of which incorporates: a) a first wave generator having an outlet and at least one inlet allowing the passage of the fluid into the first hollow chamber module wherein an interaction of at least two directed to each other fluid jets generates a cavitations and vibrations on the frequency f b) a jet impact device having an impact chamber interacting with the jet from the outlet of the first generator; c) a second wave generator having an outlet and hydraulically connected with a flow of fluid from the impact device by at least one tangential inlet thereby forcing a fluid to be rotated inside the second hollow chamber module to provide a cavitations and vibrations on the frequency f d) a reverse vortex flow device having an outlet and an inlet connected to the outlet of the second hollow chamber and having a donut shaped chamber to provide a reverse vortex flow of fluid through the vortex device thereby generating a cavitations and vibrations on frequency f e) a diffuser connected to the outlet of the reverse flow vortex device allowing the creation of a conical jet in such manner that at least two conical jets from each module flow against each other thereby interacting with each other and as a result generating an auto-oscillation process with periodic negative pressure occurring in the area between two conical jets.