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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Viv Solutions Llc, Richmond, TX (US);
Inventor:
Donald Wayne Allen, Richmond, TX (US);
Assignee:
VIV SOLUTIONS LLC, Richmond, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 57/00 (2006.01); F15D 1/10 (2006.01); F16L 1/12 (2006.01); E02B 17/00 (2006.01); E21B 17/22 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/22 (2013.01); E21B 17/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A helical strake for suppressing a vortex induced vibration (VIV) of a tubular. The helical strake having a shell dimensioned to at least partially encircle an underlying tubular, the shell having at least one fin opening; and at least one fin dimensioned to be positioned within the at least one fin opening formed by the shell, the at least one fin having a base portion dimensioned to be positioned along an underlying tubular and a tail portion dimensioned to extend through the at least one fin opening and radially outward from an underlying tubular.