Patent SG-11201407778U-A (SG)
Title: Active control of subsea coolers
Inventor: BAUCK IRMANN-JACOBSEN TINE
IPC: F28F27/02
Filed: 2013-04-18
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 28 November 2013 (28.11.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/174584 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: E21B 36/00 (2006.01) F28D 1/02 (2006.01) F28F 27/00 (2006.01) F28D 7/08 (2006.01) F28F 27/02 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/EP2013/058106 18 April 2013 (18.04.2013) English (30) Priority Data: 20120615 24 May 2012 (24.05.2012) English NO (71) Applicant: FMC KONGSBERG SUBSEA AS [NO/NO]; P.O.Box 1012, N-3601 Kongsberg (NO). (72) Inventors: BAUCK IRMANN-JACOBSEN, Tine; Hval- stadasen 95, N-1395 Hvalstad (NO). BAGGERUD, Erik; Almelien 17B, N-1358 Jar (NO). GYLES, Brian R.; Ostre Jansrud 39A, N-1383 Asker (NO). (74) Agent: ONSAGERS AS; P.O.BOX 1813 Vika, N-0123 Oslo (NO). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) (54) Title: ACTIVE CONTROL OF SUBSEA COOLERS •t 00 •t i> (57) Abstract: A cooler system having an in­ let (A) and an outlet (B), the cooler system comprising; least at a first cooler (20, 21, 22, 23, 24) and a second cooler (20, 21, 22, 23, 24), wherein the first cooler (20, 21, 22, 23, 24) and second cooler (20, 21, 22, 23, 24) are arranged in series connection, a the cool­ er system further comprises at least a third cooler (20, 21, 22, 23, 24) which is arranged in parallel connection with the first cooler (20, 21, 22, 23, 24) and second cooler (20, 21, 22, 23, 24), and the cooler system com­ prises at least one flow control device for directing flow through at least one cooler(20, 21, 22, 23, 24)wherein at least one of the coolers (20, 21, 22, 23, 24) comprises a by­ pass circuit and/ or recirculation loop (35). FIG. 4