Transportable blending system
AssigneePfP Industries, LLC
InventorMichael David Herd
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Abstract
A transportable blending system includes a container enclosure including a base, a roof, opposing first and second ends, and opposing first and second sidewalls, a pump fluidly coupled to an inlet manifold penetrating the container enclosure, wherein a base fluid is conveyed to the pump via the inlet manifold, and a mixing unit in fluid communication with the pump to receive the base fluid. A hopper is fluidly coupled to the mixing unit and has an inlet aligned with an opening defined in the roof, wherein an additive is delivered to the hopper via the opening to be conveyed to the mixing unit and blended with the base fluid to generate a working fluid.
Claims21
A transportable blending system, comprising:
- a container enclosure including a base, a roof, opposing first and second ends, and opposing first and second sidewalls extending vertically between the base and the roof and extending horizontally between the first and second ends;
- a pump located within the container enclosure and fluidly coupled to an inlet manifold penetrating the container enclosure, wherein a base fluid is conveyed to the pump via the inlet manifold;
- a mixing unit located within the container enclosure and in fluid communication with the pump to receive the base fluid;
- a hopper located within the container enclosure and fluidly coupled to the mixing unit, the hopper having an inlet aligned with an opening defined in the roof, wherein an additive is delivered to the hopper via the opening to be conveyed to the mixing unit and blended with the base fluid to generate a working fluid;
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- a working fluid manifold extending from the mixing unit to a discharge manifold penetrating the container enclosure, the working fluid manifold receiving the working fluid discharged from the mixing unit.
A method, comprising:
- transporting a blending system to a desired location, the blending system including a container enclosure that houses:
- a pump fluidly coupled to an inlet manifold penetrating the container enclosure;
- a mixing unit in fluid communication with the pump;
- a hopper fluidly coupled to the mixing unit and having an inlet aligned with an opening defined in a roof of the container enclosure;
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- a working fluid manifold extending from the mixing unit to a discharge manifold penetrating the container enclosure;
- fluidly coupling the inlet manifold to a base fluid source containing a base fluid;
- conveying the base fluid to the pump;
- introducing an additive to the hopper via the opening, and conveying the additive to the mixing unit;
- blending the base fluid and the additive in the mixing unit and thereby generating a working fluid;
- conveying the working fluid to the discharge manifold via the working fluid manifold;
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- delivering the working fluid to a downstream location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.