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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert W Chin, Bakersfield, CA (US);
Eugene B Greene, Bakersfield, CA (US);
Timothy A League, Houston, TX (US);
Christaan M De Ridder, Delft, NL;
Assignee:
Shell Western E&P Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210800 ; 210525 ;
Abstract
An improved sand pan and flushing jet apparatus is provided along with a process to separate solids from a fluid stream. The sand pan has openings along the side which increase in flow area with increasing distance from a slurry blowdown. Flushing jets are provided within the sand pan to remove slurry drawn into the sand pan by blowdown flow.