Self-cleaning conduits for hydrocarbon fluids
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRavindra Shankar Ganiger, Hiranya Nath, Thomas D. Woodrow, Scott Alan Schimmels, Arvind Namadevan, Mohan Raju, Subramani Adhiachari, Prasant Bilaiya, Rajesh Kumar
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Abstract
A self-cleaning conduit for a hydrocarbon fluid. The conduit includes a tube and a mesh. The tube has an interior surface defining a flow passage for the hydrocarbon fluid. The mesh is positioned within the flow passage to abut the interior surface and movable along the interior surface to break-up deposits on the interior surface. The mesh is characterized by a mesh activation parameter (MAP) from one ten thousandths to six tenths.
Claims20
A self-cleaning conduit for a hydrocarbon fluid, the conduit comprising:
- a tube having an interior surface defining a flow passage for the hydrocarbon fluid;
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- a mesh positioned within the flow passage to abut the interior surface and movable along the interior surface to break-up deposits on the interior surface, the mesh being characterized by a mesh activation parameter (MAP) from one ten thousandths to six tenths.
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