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OwnerMichael Fripp, Syed Hamid +4inventors
InventorsMichael Fripp, Syed Hamid, Roger Schultz, Pete Dagenais, Robert Michael, Neal Skinner
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A downhole fluid flow control device (188) and method for minimizing erosion are disclosed. The downhole fluid flow control device (188) includes a downhole surface (190) subjectable to an erosive stress (196, 198) which may be a moving fluid or an erosive agent, for example. A shape memory alloy (192) is integrated with the downhole surface (190) in order to provide erosion resistance by reversibly transforming from an austenitic phase (194) to a martensitic phase (200) in response to the application of the erosive stress (196, 198). Further, the shape memory alloy (192) reversibly transforms from the martensitic phase (200) to the austenitic phase (192) in response to the presence of sufficient heat.
A downhole fluid flow control device comprising:
A downhole tool comprising:
An oilfield tool comprising:
A method for controlling erosion in a component comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.