US 2022/0032205 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF WATER FROM OIL

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for removing water from oil from an oil supply, where the system comprises a housing comprising an inner opening, an oil inlet tube connecting the oil supply and an oil inlet of the housing, where the oil inlet tube comprises an inlet pump adapted to provide a flow of oil in a direction from said oil supply to said oil inlet, an oil outlet tube connecting an oil outlet of the housing and the oil supply, where the oil outlet tube comprises an outlet pump adapted to provide a flow of oil in a direction from said oil outlet to said oil supply, an air inlet tube providing a gas connection between an air supply unit and an air inlet of the housing, and an air outlet tube providing a gas connection between an air outlet of the housing and the air supply unit, where said outlet pump is adapted as to provide a flow at a higher pumping flow rate than the pumping flow rate provided by said inlet pump. The invention further relates to a method of removing water from oil from an oil supply.

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Dependent claims

A system operable to remove water from oil of an oil supply, wherein the system comprises:

a housing defining an inner space;
an oil inlet tube fluidly connecting an oil supply to an oil inlet of the housing;
an inlet pump fluidly coupled to the oil inlet tube, wherein the inlet pump is configured to pump a first flow of oil from the oil supply to the oil inlet according to a first pumping flow rate;
an oil outlet tube fluidly connecting an oil outlet of the housing to the oil supply;
an outlet pump fluidly coupled to the oil outlet tube, wherein the outlet pump is configured to pump a second flow of oil from the oil outlet to the oil supply according to a second pumping flow rate;
a gas inlet tube fluidly connecting a gas supply unit to a gas inlet of the housing;
and
a gas outlet tube fluidly connecting a gas outlet of the housing to the gas supply unit,
wherein the second pumping flow rate is greater than the first pumping flow rate,
wherein the oil outlet is positioned at a vertically higher location than the oil inlet.

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System and method for removal of water from oil

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System and method for removal of water from oil

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