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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2010
Applicant:
George John Zabaras, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
George John Zabaras, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/16 (2006.01); F17D 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed a system adapted to transport two fluids, comprising a nozzle comprising a first nozzle portion comprising the first fluid; and a second nozzle portion comprising the second fluid, wherein the second nozzle portion has a larger diameter than and is about the first nozzle portion; and a tubular fluidly connected to and downstream of the nozzle, the tubular comprising the first fluid in a core, and the second fluid about the core; the first fluid comprising a crude oil having a total acid number greater than 1, and the second fluid comprising a basic solution having a pH greater than 8.