Patent ID: 7846342

Claim:
A mobile dehydration system operable to dehydrate a supply of hydraulic fluid, the mobile dehydration system comprising: an inlet hose configured to receive the supply of hydraulic fluid; a fluid pump having an inlet coupled to the inlet hose and an outlet, the fluid pump being operable to draw the supply of hydraulic fluid through the inlet hose; a fluid heater having an inlet positioned to receive the supply of hydraulic fluid from the fluid pump and operable to heat the hydraulic fluid as the fluid passes through the heater from the fluid heater inlet to a fluid heater outlet; a fluid feedback line connected directly between the outlet of the fluid heater and the inlet of the fluid pump to return a first portion of the hydraulic fluid flow from the fluid heater to the fluid pump inlet for additional heating by the fluid heater; a dehydrator positioned to receive a second portion of the heated hydraulic fluid flow from the fluid heater outlet and operable to remove water from the hydraulic fluid; and a return hose coupled to the outlet of the fluid dehydrator to return the dehydrated hydraulic fluid to the supply.