Patent ID: 8708065
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: B09C

Abstract:
1. A vessel that is adapted to receive and process drilling cuttings from an earth boring operation and to separate said processed drilling cuttings into a separated gas and a liquid slurry mixture, the vessel comprising: a plurality of fluid supply rings, wherein each of said plurality of fluid supply rings is adapted to receive flushing fluid from a flushing fluid supply system; a plurality of fluid injection nozzles, wherein each of said plurality of fluid injection nozzles is adapted to receive flushing fluid from at least one of said plurality of fluid supply rings and to spray said received flushing fluid on drilling cuttings that are received by said vessel so as to generate said liquid slurry mixture, said liquid slurry mixture comprising said flushing fluid and solids material comprising said received drilling cuttings; a first segmental flow baffle extending from a first side of said vessel; and a second segmental flow baffle extending from a second side of said vessel that is substantially opposite of said first side, wherein said first segmental flow baffle is positioned above and overlaps said second segmental flow baffle.