Apparatus and method for fluid control
AssigneeHaven Technology Solutions LLC
InventorsDavid J. Elms, Gregory A. Hudspeth
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A multi-phase separation flow management apparatus has a housing with an inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet and in which a movable element is mounted. The movable element has a first passageway with an inlet and an outlet and a second passageway having an inlet and an outlet, and are disposed in the element so that the inlets of the first and second passageways are adjacent one another and the outlets of the first and second passageways are spaced apart from one another. The inlets are disposed adjacent a housing inlet, the first passageway outlet is disposed adjacent a first housing outlet and the second passageway outlet is disposed adjacent a second housing outlet.
Claims24
A valve comprising:
- a horizontal passageway;
- a fluid cut sensor disposed along the horizontal passageway;
- a housing having a horizontal inlet in fluid communication with the horizontal passageway, a first outlet and a second outlet;
- and
- a rotatable element rotatably mounted in the housing, the rotatable element rotatable about an axis and having a first passageway with an inlet and an outlet;
- and a second passageway having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlets of the first and second passageways are adjacent one another and the outlets of the first and second passageways are spaced apart from one another, the inlets disposed adjacent the housing inlet, the first passageway outlet disposed adjacent the first housing outlet and the second passageway outlet disposed adjacent the second housing outlet, wherein the first and second passageways converge at their respective inlets to form an edge adjacent the housing inlet, wherein the edge is substantially parallel with the axis of the rotatable element.
(canceled)
(canceled)
A valve comprising:
- a fluid cut sensor;
- a valve housing having a first port formed by a horizontal flow passage, a second port and a third port;
- and
- a valve element moveably mounted in the housing, the valve element rotatable about an axis and having a first passageway extending between first and second ports of the valve element;
- and a second passageway extending between third and fourth ports of the valve element, wherein the first and third ports of the first and second passageways, respectively, are adjacent one another and the second and fourth ports of the first and second passageways, respectively, are spaced apart from one another, the first and third ports disposed adjacent the first housing port, the second port of the first passageway disposed adjacent the second housing port and the fourth port of the second passageway disposed adjacent the third housing port,
- wherein the first and second passageways converge at their respective first and third ports to form an edge adjacent the first housing port,
- wherein the fluid cut sensor is disposed along the horizontal flow passageway.
(canceled)
(canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.