Fluid transport using inductive heating
AssigneeHydra Heating Industries, LLC
InventorsMichael Hoffman, Shuping Wang
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Abstract
Aspects and embodiments of systems for fluid transportation using inductive heating are described. In one embodiment, the system includes a first transportation pipe having a first diameter and a second transportation pipe having a second diameter. The first diameter is greater than the second diameter. An augur that causes a fluid flow is within the first transportation pipe. A control circuit is electrically coupled to the first inductive element and the second inductive element, and to a power supply to inductively heat the first transportation pipe and the second transportation pipe.
Claims15
A transportation piping assembly comprising:
- a first transportation pipe having a first diameter and a first inductive element that heats the first transportation pipe;
- a second transportation pipe having a second diameter and a second inductive element that heats the second transportation pipe, wherein the first diameter of the first transportation pipe is greater than the second diameter of the second transportation pipe;
- an entrance funnel connected to a top of the first transportation pipe and feeding a fluid into the first transportation pipe;
- an exit element that is configured to inject fluid into a transportation tank;
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- a control circuit, the control circuit being electrically coupled to the first inductive element and the second inductive element, and to a power supply to inductively heat the first transportation pipe and the second transportation pipe, wherein the control circuit measures a temperature using a thermocouple and controls the first inductive element to maintain the temperature below a predefined threshold temperature.
A system for fluid transportation, comprising:
- a first transportation pipe having a first diameter and a first inductive element;
- a second transportation pipe having a second diameter and a second inductive element, wherein the first diameter of the first transportation pipe is greater than the second diameter of the second transportation pipe;
- an exit element that is configured to inject fluid into a transportation tank;
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- a control circuit, the control circuit being electrically coupled to the first inductive element and the second inductive element, and to a power supply to inductively heat the first transportation pipe and the second transportation pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.