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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Syncrude Canada Ltd. IN Trust for the Owners of the Syncrude Project, As Such Owners Exist Now and IN the Future, Fort McMurray, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 53/30 (2006.01); F17D 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 53/30 (2013.01); F17D 1/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for operating a settling slurry transportation pipeline is provided, comprising: determining the deposition velocity for a particular slurry being transported through the pipeline; and operating the pipeline at an operating velocity at or near the deposition velocity to form a stationary or near stationary bed of solids that will still allow the slurry to freely flow through the pipeline and not plug the pipeline.