Wellhead gas heater
AssigneeAdler Hot Oil Service, LLC
InventorPaul Briggs
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Abstract
A superheater truck comprises a shell, a heat source, a heat exchanger, at least two flame arrestors, a plurality of parallel rows of fins, and a plurality of corrugated fins disposed between the parallel rows of fins. The heat source is within the shell and comprises at least one inlet vent and at least one outlet vent. The heat exchanger is within the shell and is configured to exchange heat received from the heat source and a fluid within the heat exchanger. A first one of the at least two flame arrestors is at the inlet vent, and a second one of the at least two flame arrestors is at the outlet vent.
Claims20
A superheater truck, comprising:
- a shell;
- a heat source within the shell, wherein the heat source comprises at least one inlet vent and at least one outlet vent;
- a heat exchanger within the shell and configured to exchange heat between heat received from the heat source and a fluid within the heat exchanger;
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- at least two flame arrestors, wherein a first one of the at least two flame arrestors is at the inlet vent, wherein a second one of the at least two flame arrestors is at the outlet vent, and wherein each of the at least two flame arrestors comprises:
- a plurality of parallel rows of fins;
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- a plurality of corrugated fins disposed between the parallel rows of fins.
A method of operating a superheater truck, comprising:
- providing the superheater truck with a shell, a heat source within the shell, a heat exchanger within the shell and configured to exchange heat between heat received from the heat source and a fluid within the heat exchanger, and at least two flame arrestors, wherein a first one of the at least two flame arrestors is at an inlet vent of the heat source, wherein a second one of the at least two flame arrestors is at an outlet vent of the heat source, and wherein each of the at least two flame arrestors comprises:
- a plurality of parallel rows of fins;
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- a plurality of corrugated fins disposed between the parallel rows of fins;
- and
- preventing combustion of a flammable substance outside at least one of a burner box and a vent of a storage tank of the superheater truck.
A superheater truck, comprising:
- a shell;
- a heat source within the shell, wherein the heat source comprises a first inlet vent and a first outlet vent;
- a heat exchanger within the shell;
- a storage tank outside of the shell and configured to store fluid, wherein the storage tank comprises a second outlet vent, and wherein the storage tank is coupled to the heat exchanger such that the fluid within the storage tank can be transferred to the heat exchanger and heated by heat from the heat source;
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- a plurality of heat arrestors, wherein a first one of the heat arrestors is at the first inlet vent, wherein a second one of the heat arrestors is at the first outlet vent, and wherein a third one of the heat arrestors is at the second outlet vent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.