Patent SG-11201407212W-A (SG)
Title: Multiphase flow mixing apparatus and method of mixing
Inventor: FØLKNER STEIN
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2013-06-06
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 9 January 2014 (09.01.2014) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2014/005785 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: B01F3/04 (2006.01) B01F 5/06 (2006.01) B01F3/08 (2006.01) E21B 43/12 (2006.01) B01F 5/04 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/EP2013/061634 (22) International Filing Date: 6 June 2013 (06.06.2013) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 20120783 5 July 2012 (05.07.2012) NO (71) Applicant: FMC KONGSBERG SUBSEA AS [NO/NO]; P.O. Box 1012, N-3601 Kongsberg (NO). (72) Inventors: F0LKNER, Stein; Dyrefaret 8, N-1362 Hosle (NO). SMEDSRUD BJORNSTAD, Magnus; Elisenberg- veien 19B, N-0265 Oslo (NO). (74) Agents: ONSAGERS AS et al.; 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, 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, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: MULTIPHASE FLOW MIXING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MIXING 8 (57) Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for mix­ ing at least a first fluid phase having a first density and a second fluid phase having a second density, the apparatus comprising; at least one container (1), the container com­ prising at least one inlet (2) for a multiphase flow and at least one outlet (3) at a lower axial end of the container (1), a hollow flow regulating device (4) axially arranged within the container (1), wherein a first end of the flow regulating device (4) is arranged in a distance from the outlet (3) providing a drainage gap (5) between the flow regulating device (4) and the outlet (3), which drainage gap (5) has a drainage area, the flow regulating device (4) comprising a number of perforations (6) along the axial length thereof and a discharge means (7) in a first end, which discharge means (7) opens towards the outlet (3), the flow regulating device (4) being connected to position a adjustment device (8), the position adjustment device (8) being arranged to move the flow regulating device (4) in the axial direction, thereby ad­ justing the drainage area of the drainage gap (5). Fie. 2 o CJ o £