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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2019
Cameron Solutions, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Joseph Min-Hsiun Lee, Houston, TX (US);
Gary W. Sams, Spring, TX (US);
CAMERON SOLUTIONS, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for removing solids from a process stream being fed into a flash separator include a solids fluidization device and a solids removal device. The solids fluidization device at the bottom end of the fluid column of the flash separator introduces a swirling motive fluid within the fluid column, while the solids removal device located above the solids fluidization device removes the slurry created by the swirling motive fluid. Systems and methods for fluidizing solids in the fluid column of a flash separator include a solids fluidization device that introduces a swirling motive fluid within the fluid column, means to limit the upward movement of the swirling motive fluid, such as a valve, and removing the solid slurry produced by the swirling motive fluid.