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US 11,235,338 B2Granted
Controlling flow of black powder in hydrocarbon pipelines
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorJames Clyde Hassell
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Abstract
Black powder flowing with hydrocarbons in a hydrocarbon pipeline is converted into a magnetorheological slurry by implementing wet scrubbing in the hydrocarbon pipeline. A flow of the magnetorheological slurry through the hydrocarbon pipeline is controlled.
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A method comprising:
- converting black powder flowing with hydrocarbons in a hydrocarbon pipeline into a magnetorheological slurry by implementing wet scrubbing in the hydrocarbon pipeline;
- rotationally flowing the hydrocarbons and the magnetorheological slurry causing the hydrocarbons to separate from the magnetorheological slurry resulting in a separated hydrocarbons and a separated magnetorheological slurry;
- flowing the separated hydrocarbons through the hydrocarbon pipeline;
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- flowing the separated magnetorheological slurry out of the hydrocarbon pipeline.
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