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US 10,190,765 B2Granted
Heat exchanger
AssigneeConleyMax Inc.
InventorsPatrick G. Bell, William N. Beckie
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Abstract
A heat exchanger which is used primarily in oil and gas operations to heat tanks of liquids, such as drilling mud, water, heavy oil or other such fluids from freezing or becoming too viscous to pump.
Claims17
A tank and heat exchanger apparatus, comprising:
- a tank comprising a through-hole formed in a tank flange attached to an exterior surface of said tank;
- and
- a heat exchanger comprising:
- a flange;
- and
- at least one heat transfer tube directly mounted on a first surface of the flange, opposing ends of the at least one heat transfer tube arranged in fluid communication with a corresponding intake port and exit port extending through the flange, wherein
- the at least one heat transfer tube is configured to extend into an interior of said tank through the through-hole formed in the tank flange,
- the first surface of the flange is mounted against and attached to the tank flange,
- the flange comprises a bolt pattern designed to overlap with a bolt pattern formed on the tank flange so that the flange can be attached to the tank flange, and
- the at least one heat transfer tube is in direct contact with material stored in the tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.