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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
May. 06, 2013
Fmc Separation Systems, Bv, Amsterdam, NL;
Tarig Mukthar Abdalla, Amsterdam, NL;
Adekunle Olutayo Opawale, Arnhem, NL;
FMC Separation Systems BV, Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
The present invention provides a fluidizing unit () for use in a vessel desanding system, comprising a discharge pipe () and a supply duct (), the discharge pipe comprises a discharge inlet () and a discharge outlet (), and the supply duct is formed by a housing () arranged around the discharge pipe defining an annular space () between an outer surface of said pipe and an inner surface of the housing, the supply duct comprises a pressurized liquid inlet () and a pressurized liquid outlet (), wherein the pressurized liquid outlet, during use, is able to provide a pressurized liquid flow having a substantially elliptic cross-section.