Methods for reducing the viscosity of a liquid
AssigneeActive Resource Technologies Ltd.
InventorsKonstantin Lennykh, Konstantin Selivanov
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Abstract
A device and method are disclosed to mix two or more liquids to reduce their viscosity, specific gravity or density. The device can also take a heavy fuel oil and following treatment, produce a lighter fuel oil. The invention also comprises a method and procedure for mixing two or more liquids as well as producing a lighter fuel oil from a heavy fuel oil.
Claims11
A method for reducing the viscosity of an at least one hydrogen-bonded liquid using a device configured for resonance excitation of said at least one hydrogen-bonded liquid, the method comprising the steps of:
- closing a shutoff valve of the device;
- draining the device of air;
- establishing a flow through the device of the at least one hydrogen-bonded liquid;
- recording the flow of said at least one hydrogen-bonded liquid using a flow meter of the device;
- diluting the at least one hydrogen-bonded liquid with a further liquid of relatively lower density by mixing said liquids using resonance excitation;
- establishing a desired ratio between said liquids using the flow meter;
- modulating a flow of said liquids;
- monitoring a viscosity of said liquids to achieve a desired blend ratio thereof;
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- performing a fractioning process on said liquids, wherein said at least one hydrogen-bonded liquid is a liquid petroleum having an API gravity less than 20°.
A method for reducing the viscosity of an at least one liquid petroleum having an API gravity of less than 20° using a device configured for resonance excitation of said at least one liquid petroleum, the method comprising the steps of:
- establishing a flow through the device of the at least one liquid petroleum;
- recording the flow of said at least one liquid petroleum using a flow meter of the device;
- diluting the at least one liquid petroleum with a further liquid of relatively lower density by mixing said liquid with the at least one liquid petroleum using resonance excitation;
- establishing a desired ratio between said liquid and the at least one liquid petroleum using the flow meter;
- modulating a flow of said liquid and the at least one liquid petroleum;
- monitoring a viscosity of said liquid and the at least one liquid petroleum to achieve a desired blend ratio thereof;
- diverting a portion of the flow of said liquid and the at least one liquid petroleum;
- subjecting a diverted portion of the flow of said liquid and the at least one liquid petroleum to a preliminary treatment with resonance excitation;
- combining the diverted portion and a non-diverted portion of the flow of said liquid and the at least one liquid petroleum;
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- feeding the combined diverted portion and non-diverted portion into a fractioning tower of the device.
A method for reducing the viscosity of a bitumen using a device configured for resonance excitation of said bitumen, the method comprising the steps of:
- closing a shutoff valve of the device;
- draining the device of air;
- establishing a flow through the device of the bitumen;
- recording the flow of the bitumen using a flow meter of the device;
- diluting the bitumen with a liquid of relatively lower density by mixing the liquid with the bitumen using resonance excitation;
- establishing a desired ratio between the bitumen and the liquid using the flow meter;
- modulating a flow of the bitumen and the liquid;
- monitoring a viscosity of the bitumen and the liquid to achieve a desired blend ratio thereof;
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- performing a fractioning process on the bitumen and the liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.