Apparatus For Emergency Electrodynamic Capping Of Pipes And Wells
OwnerDieter Wolfgang Bluminventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for the emergency capping of pipes and wells is described. The apparatus uses a form of physically deformative valving for emergency closure of pipes and wells. An active magnetic field augmented theta pinch or zeta pinch apparatus causes the pipe or well fixture to collapse or otherwise deform into itself, thus shutting off the flow of material to prevent the environmental damage that may result if the material is a hydrocarbon such as crude oil, natural gas, or the like. The apparatus can be rapidly deployed in response to a situation such as a catastrophic failure of a pipe or well.
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An apparatus for active electrodynamic physically deformative capping of pipes and wells, the apparatus comprising:
- a section of pipe having a first end and a second end and having an interior wall and an exterior wall;
- a first dielectric spacer placed at the first end of the section of pipe to constrain injected current flow to the section of pipe;
- a conductive winding circumferentially placed about the exterior wall of the pipe section;
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- a high current high voltage source electrically coupled to the conductive winding for creating a current impulse.
An apparatus for active electrodynamic physically deformative capping of pipes and wells, the apparatus comprising:
- a section of pipe having a first end and a second end and having an interior wall and an exterior wall;
- a superconductive winding circumferentially placed about the exterior wall of the pipe section;
- a cryostat with cooling output directed at the superconductive winding;
- a high current high voltage source electrically coupled to the superconductive winding for creating a current impulse;
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- a coil disruption device placed in electrical series connection with said superconductive winding.
A method for capping pipes and wells, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing a conductive winding circumferentially about a section of pipe;
- electrically coupling a high current high voltage source to the conductive winding;
- creating a magnetic field about the conductive winding;
- causing a current to flow in the section of pipe;
- decoupling the high current high voltage source from the conductive winding;
- rapidly collapsing the magnetic field;
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- collapsing inward the section of pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.