Sealing System for a Removable Internal Wall within a Vessel
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsChristian Pays, Christophe Corailler
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Abstract
A vessel system comprising a vessel. The vessel system further comprises at least one internal wall located within the vessel. The vessel system further comprises at least one inflatable seal allowing to create a seal between an outer periphery of the internal wall and an internal cavity wall of the vessel.
Claims15
A vessel system comprising:
- a vessel;
- at least one internal wall located within the vessel;
- at least one inflatable seal, the inflatable seal allowing to create a seal between an outer periphery of the internal wall and an internal cavity wall of the vessel;
- and
- a shaft traversing longitudinally the vessel.
The vessel system of claim 5, further comprising a programmable logic controller to control a pressure of the inflation medium within the at least one inflatable seal.
A method for removably securing at least one internal wall within a vessel, the method comprising:
- inflating at least one inflatable seal to create a seal between the at least one internal wall and an internal cavity wall of the vessel;
- attaching the at least one internal wall to a shaft, the shaft traversing longitudinally the vessel.
A method for dismantling a vessel system, wherein the vessel system comprises a vessel and at least one internal wall located within the vessel, the method comprising:
- deflating at least one inflatable seal, the at least one inflatable seal allowing to create a seal between the at least one internal wall and an internal cavity wall of the vessel;
- attaching the at least one internal wall to a shaft, the shaft traversing longitudinally the vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.