Manifold for mixing device
AssigneeRolligon Corporation
InventorsMichael P. Dearing, Scott A. Toler, Daniel R. King
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Abstract
A blender mixes a liquid and a quantity of particulate solids for use in hydrocarbon well operations. The blender is mounted on a vehicle having a suction manifold of rectangular tubing. The long side of the rectangular tubing is vertical, is positioned on one side of the vehicle and provides a large number of inlet connections which, in use, connect to hoses leading to tanks filled with a frac liquid or the like. The discharge manifold may be a mirror image of the suction manifold. The rectangular suction manifold tubing provides greater spacing between the inlet connections and greater volume throughput in use.
Claims20
A blender for preparing a treatment liquid, comprising
- a chassis;
- a manifold having a length of tubing supported by the chassis, the tubing having an upright generally planar side wall and a multiplicity of inlet connections opening through the upright side wall;
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- a fluid path including the manifold providing a mechanism for adding another material to the fluid path.
A blender for preparing a treatment liquid, comprising
- a wheeled chassis having a direction of travel;
- a suction manifold having a length of rectangular tubing extending in the direction of travel along a side of the chassis, the tubing having an upright generally planar side wall facing away from the chassis and a multiplicity of inlet connections opening through the upright side wall;
- a discharge manifold having a length of tubing extending in the direction of travel along a side of the chassis providing a multiplicity of outlet connections;
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- a fluid path connecting the inlet and outlet manifolds including an open top hopper for receiving particulate solids and a mechanism for mixing solids from the hopper with liquid from the suction manifold and delivering a slurry to the discharge manifold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.