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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
José Martinez, Spring, TX (US);
Eliah Everhard, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A fluid shear inducer includes a housing defining a primary flow path, a secondary flow path branching from the primary flow path, a return junction connecting the secondary flow path back to the primary flow path, and a fluid accelerator associated with the secondary flow path. A method for shearing fluid includes flowing a fluid into a housing defining a primary flow path and a secondary flow path, branching some of the flowing fluid from the primary flow path into the secondary flow path, accelerating the fluid in the secondary flow path, and impinging the accelerated fluid from the secondary flow path into the fluid in the primary flow path. A fluid system includes a fluid reservoir, a pump operably connected to the reservoir, and a fluid shear inducer fluidly connected to the pump.