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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2017
Applicant:
GE Oil & Gas Uk Limited, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB;
Inventors:
George Karabelas, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB;
Duncan Edward Reay, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB;
Assignee:
GE Oil & Gas UK Limited, Nailsea, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 9/14 (2006.01); F28F 1/10 (2006.01); F16L 59/02 (2006.01); F16L 59/153 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 1/10 (2013.01); F16L 59/027 (2013.01); F16L 59/153 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49435 (2015.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for maintaining temperature in a sub-sea device, in particular in relation to fluid in the device. A material having a high latent heat on phase change is used to release latent heat to the fluid when the fluid temperature decreases towards a threshold value.