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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2016
Fmc Kongsberg Subsea As, Kongsberg, NO;
Adekunle Olutayo Opawale, Arnhem, NL;
FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS, Kongsberg, NO;
Abstract
The present invention provides a heavy solids separator for separating solids from fluids, comprising a swirl-generating chamber () and a solids accumulation chamber (), wherein the swirl-generating chamber () comprises an inlet (), a solids outlet () and a fluid extraction pipe () arranged at the centerline (C) of the chamber (), the inlet arranged at an upper part of the swirl-generating chamber, the solids outlet is fluidly connected to the solids accumulation chamber and arranged in the bottom of the swirl-generating chamber, and the fluid extraction pipe () has a fluid inlet () comprising an opening () arranged at the centerline of the fluid extraction pipe, the opening facing the solids outlet (), and a fluid outlet () for extracting fluid out of the swirl-generating chamber; and the solids accumulation chamber () comprises a solids inlet () fluidly connected to the solids outlet () of the swirl-generating chamber, and a solids outlet () arranged in a lower part of the solids accumulation chamber; and at least parts of the swirl-generating chamber and the solids accumulation chamber are arranged in a cylindrical housing () comprising a funnel-shaped frustoconical element () delimiting at least a lower section of the swirl-generating chamber and an upper section of the solids accumulation chamber, the funnel-shaped frustoconical element has an upper opening () and a lower opening (), the upper opening having a larger diameter than the lower opening; wherein the solids accumulation chamber () comprises a fluid outlet () arranged above the level of the solids inlet () and fluidly connected downstream of the fluid outlet () of the fluid extraction pipe.