Burner nozzles for well test burner systems
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsElling James Newell, Mark Henry Strumpell
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Abstract
A burner nozzle assembly includes a plurality of burner nozzles. Each burner nozzle includes an outer housing and a nozzle receivable within the outer housing. An air inlet conveys air into a first burner nozzle of the plurality of burner nozzles and a well product inlet conveys a well product into the first burner nozzle. An air transfer conduit interposes and fluidly couples the outer housing of adjacent burner nozzles and transfers the air from the first burner nozzle to subsequent burner nozzles of the plurality of burner nozzles, and a well product transfer conduit interposes and fluidly couples the outer housing of adjacent burner nozzles and transfers the well product from the first burner nozzle to subsequent burner nozzles.
Claims20
A burner nozzle assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of burner nozzles, each burner nozzle including an outer housing and a nozzle received within an interior of the outer housing;
- an air inlet that conveys air into a first burner nozzle of the plurality of burner nozzles;
- a well product inlet that conveys a well product into the first burner nozzle of the plurality of burner nozzles;
- an air transfer conduit interposing and fluidly coupling the outer housing of adjacent burner nozzles that transfers the air from the first burner nozzle to all subsequent burner nozzles;
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- a well product transfer conduit interposing and fluidly coupling the outer housing of adjacent burner nozzles that transfers the well product from the first burner nozzle to all subsequent burner nozzles.
A method comprising:
- conveying air and a well product to a first burner nozzle of a plurality of burner nozzles, wherein each burner nozzle of the plurality of burner nozzles comprises an outer housing that defines an internal cavity, a nozzle that is receivable within the internal cavity and that defines an atomizing chamber, and one or more apertures defined in the nozzle;
- conveying a portion of the air, via an air transfer conduit, and a portion of the well product, via a well product transfer conduit, from the first burner nozzle to a second burner nozzle of the plurality of burner nozzles, wherein the air transfer conduit and the well product transfer conduit interpose and fluidly couple the outer housing of the first burner nozzle with the outer housing of the second burner nozzle;
- moving the first burner nozzle to a closed configuration which blocks a flow of the well product into the atomizing chamber of the first burner nozzle;
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- flowing air through the first burner nozzle to cool the first burner nozzle.
A burner nozzle assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of burner nozzles;
- an air transfer conduit interposing and fluidly coupling an outer housing of a first burner nozzle of the plurality of burner nozzles with a second burner nozzle of the plurality of burner nozzles, wherein air flows from the first burner nozzle to the second burner nozzle through the air transfer conduit;
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- a well product transfer conduit interposing and fluidly coupling the outer housing of the first burner nozzle with the second burner nozzle, wherein well product flows from the first burner nozzle to the second burner nozzle through the well product transfer conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.