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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Pierre-louis Dehaene, Bizanos, FR;
Jean-louis Beauquin, Saint-Faust, FR;
Inventors:
Pierre-Louis Dehaene, Bizanos, FR;
Jean-Louis Beauquin, Saint-Faust, FR;
Assignee:
Total S.A., Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for increasing the pressure of a liquid/gas multiphase fluid, and a method for compressing a gaseous fluid, comprising: (b1) entrainment of the gaseous fluid using a motive liquid, to obtain a pressurized mixture of gas and motive liquid; (b2) separation of the pressurized mixture obtained in the preceding step in order to obtain, on the one hand, a compressed gas, and on the other hand, an auxiliary liquid. The invention further relates to devices for this purpose. Application to the production of hydrocarbons.