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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2011
Giambattista DE Ghetto, San Donato Milanese, IT;
Paolo Andreussi, Milan, IT;
Giambattista De Ghetto, San Donato Milanese, IT;
Paolo Andreussi, Milan, IT;
ENI S.P.A., , IT;
Abstract
The present invention relates to equipment for the conveying and recovery of hydrocarbons from an underwater well for the extraction of hydrocarbons under uncontrolled release conditions, comprising a chamber () for the separation of the hydrocarbon stream leaving the well, into a heavy phase () and a light phase (), means () being envisaged, in connection with the separation chamber (), for conveying the heavy phase () and light phase () towards the surface, characterized in that it comprises a directioning body () of the hydrocarbon stream, having a substantially cylindrical shape, or as a truncated paraboloid with both ends open, wherein a first end is an inlet of the hydrocarbon stream leaving the well, and a second end, distal with respect to the inlet of the hydrocarbon stream (), is in fluid connection with the separation chamber () with the interpositioning of a perforated spherical cap ().