Suction generation device
AssigneeWesubsea AS
InventorKjell STORVIK
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a suction generation device for the removal of matter from a submerged surface, including: a housing including a fluid inlet, a suction inlet, an expulsion outlet, and defining a cavity therein; the fluid inlet being configurable to direct a supply of fluid into the cavity and to establish a flowpath from the fluid inlet to the expulsion outlet, the flowpath extending through the cavity, and fluid flow in the flowpath generating a reduction in pressure at the suction inlet to generate a flow of fluid therethrough and into the flowpath; and the fluid inlet includes an array of inlet fluid ports. The disclosure further relates to an operation apparatus for the suction generation device and a method for the removal of matter from a submerged surface.
Claims21
A suction generation device for removal of matter form a submerged surface, comprising:
- a housing comprising an array of fluid inlet ports, a suction inlet, an expulsion outlet,
- the housing having an interior surface defining a shape of a cavity therein;
- a plurality of fluid inlet ports being located on said interior surface of the housing and configurable to direct a supply of fluid into the cavity and to establish a flowpath from the plurality of fluid inlet ports to the expulsion outlet,
- the flowpath extending through the cavity, and fluid flow in the flowpath generating a reduction in pressure at a suction inlet so as to generate a flow of fluid therethrough and into the flowpath.
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