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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
Nicholas F. Urbanski, Katy, TX (US);
Robert D. Denton, Bellaire, TX (US);
Charles J. Mart, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Tracy A. Fowler, Magnolia, TX (US);
Nicholas F. Urbanski, Katy, TX (US);
Robert D. Denton, Bellaire, TX (US);
Charles J. Mart, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Tracy A. Fowler, Magnolia, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a subwater heat exchanger that includes a duct, first coils, a first impeller and a second impeller. The duct is configured to receive a first fluid. The first coils are inside of the duct and are configured to receive a second fluid that is heated or cooled by the first fluid. The first impeller is inside of the duct that is configured to initiate flow of the first fluid around the first coils. The second impeller is inside of the duct and is substantially in line with the first impeller along a duct lateral axis of the duct.