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US 12,546,429 B2Granted
Jetting-based pipeline scraper
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsFaisal Mohammed Alissa, Yazeed Alamro, Mohammad A. Aleissa, Omar Firas Ashi
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Abstract
Systems include a device and a pipeline. The device includes a body. The body includes jetting elements and a sealing disc. The jetting elements include a hose, an opening, channels, and nozzles. The jetting elements are configured to direct pressurized fluid through the body for purposes of cleaning and propelling the device along the pipeline. The sealing discs are configured to maintain a seal between the body of the device and the inside wall of the pipeline.
Claims10
A pipeline cleaning device comprising:
- a body comprising:
- jetting elements comprising:
- a first opening,
- wherein the first opening comprises a hose connector,
- a first plurality of channels,
- a first plurality of nozzles,
- wherein the first opening is connected to each of the first plurality of nozzles by each of the first plurality of channels to comprise a first fluid flow path,
- wherein the first fluid flow path is configured to direct a first fluid along a first direction to move the pipeline cleaning device along a pipeline,
- a second opening,
- a second plurality of channels, and
- a second plurality of nozzles,
- wherein the second opening is connected to each of the second plurality of nozzles by each of the second plurality of channels to comprise a second fluid flow path,
- wherein the second fluid flow path is configured to direct a second fluid along a second direction to aid in dislodging the debris;
- and
- one or more sealing discs,
- wherein each of the one or more sealing discs fits around an outer surface of the body to abut against an inner circumference of the pipeline and prevent fluid flow around the pipeline cleaning device in the pipeline, and
- wherein the movement of the one or more sealing discs along the pipeline dislodges debris from the pipeline,
- wherein the movement of the pipeline cleaning device along the pipeline causes the one or more sealing discs to scrape against the inner circumference of the pipeline, thereby dislodging and accumulating debris ahead of the pipeline cleaning device to be pushed out of the pipeline.
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A system for cleaning a pipeline comprising:
- a pipeline cleaning device comprising:
- a body comprising:
- jetting elements comprising:
- a first opening,
- a first plurality of channels,
- a first plurality of nozzles, and
- a first hose,
- wherein the first hose, the first opening, the first plurality of channels, and the first plurality of nozzles are each connected in series to comprise a first fluid flow path,
- wherein a first fluid, being directed along a first direction of the pipeline causes the pipeline cleaning device to move along the pipeline,
- a second opening,
- a second plurality of channels,
- a second plurality of nozzles, and
- a second hose,
- wherein the second hose, the second opening, the second plurality of channels, and the second plurality of nozzles are each connected in series to comprise a second fluid flow path to direct a second fluid along a second direction to aid in dislodging debris from the pipeline;
- and
- one or more sealing discs,
- wherein each of the one or more sealing discs is fitted around the body of the pipeline cleaning device to abut against an inner circumference of the pipeline when the pipeline cleaning device is disposed within the pipeline, and
- wherein the movement of the one or more sealing discs along the pipeline dislodges debris from the pipeline, and the pipeline,
- wherein the pipeline cleaning device is configured to clean the inside of the pipeline when disposed within the pipeline and fluid is injected through the first fluid flow path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.