The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
The operational performance of pumps can be improved when pumping liquids with at least 10 vol. % gas volume fraction (GVF) as found in many oil fields, wherein wells produce mixtures of gas and oil in varying proportions. An increase in the GVF that would have led to slugging in the flow, degrading the performance of pump in multiphase flow loop, and would have necessitated a check valve at each fluid stream to avoid flow reversal, can be overcome by a multiphase flow loop including a solenoid valve on the gas stream, which maintains the same intake gas pressure as that of oil/liquid pressure during the experiments. By testing pumps at more accurate GVFs, pump performance can be better assessed, resulting in reduced power consumption and increased efficiency.