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US 2013/0340873 A1Published application
Apparatus for reducing turbulence in a fluid stream
AssigneeNational Oilwell Varco, L.P.
InventorAdrian MARICA
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Abstract
A system for conveying fluid includes a conduit segment and a pump disposed downstream of and fluidicly coupled to the conduit segment. The conduit segment has an interior volume for conveying the fluid in a predetermined direction of flow and a plurality of elongate vanes disposed within the interior volume.
Claims24
An apparatus for conveying fluid, the apparatus comprising:
- a conduit segment having an inner surface and an interior volume for conveying the fluid in a predetermined direction of flow;
- and
- a plurality of pins, each of said pins supporting an elongate vane disposed within the interior volume.
A system for conveying fluid, the system comprising:
- a conduit segment having an interior volume for conveying the fluid in a predetermined direction of flow and a plurality of elongate vanes disposed within the interior volume;
- and
- a pump disposed downstream of and fluidicly coupled to the conduit segment.
An apparatus for conveying fluid in a predetermined direction from upstream to downstream, the apparatus comprising:
- a conduit segment having an inner surface and an interior volume;
- and
- a plurality of vanes supported in said interior volume, the vanes including first and second ends, wherein said first end is tapered and is upstream of the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.