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US 2008/0257974 A1Published application
Systems and methods for degassing one or more fluids
AssigneeVRTX Technologies, LLC
InventorsRobert L. Kelsey, Qiwei Wang
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Abstract
Systems and methods to degas fluids are described herein. A fluid degassing treatment system may include a reservoir and/or one or more fluid treatment systems.
Claims21
A fluid degassing system comprising:
- one or more fluid treatment systems configured to treat a fluid stream, wherein one or more of the fluid treatment systems comprises a first vortex nozzle unit and a second vortex nozzle unit positioned in substantially opposed relation to the first vortex nozzle unit so that a stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit contacts a stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit;
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- wherein contacting the fluid stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit with the fluid stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit removes at least a portion of one or more dissolved gases in the fluid stream.
A fluid degassing system comprising:
- a reservoir;
- a fluid treatment system, the fluid treatment system comprising a first vortex nozzle unit and a second vortex nozzle unit positioned in substantially opposed relation to the first vortex nozzle unit so that a stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit contacts a stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit;
- a conduit coupling an outlet of the reservoir to an inlet of the fluid treatment system;
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- a fluid treatment conduit coupling an outlet of the fluid treatment system to the reservoir;
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- wherein contacting the fluid stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit with the fluid stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit removes at least a portion of one or more dissolved gases in the fluid stream.
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A method for degassing a fluid comprising:
- introducing a fluid stream to a fluid treatment system, the fluid treatment system comprising a first vortex nozzle unit and a second vortex nozzle unit positioned in substantially opposed relation to the first vortex nozzle unit;
- flowing a first portion of the fluid stream through the first vortex nozzle unit;
- flowing a second portion of the fluid stream through the second vortex nozzle unit;
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- contacting the first portion of the fluid stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit with the second portion of the fluid stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit;
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- wherein contacting the fluid stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit with the fluid stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit removes at least a portion of one or more dissolved gases in the fluid stream.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.