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US 2024/0200631 A1Published application
Device to reduce subsea blowout preventer vibrations
OwnerWangming Lu, David Crenshaw Barrowinventors
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Abstract
The present embodiments disclose a device for dampening the lateral vibrations on a blowout preventer (BOP). The device is a cylinder with a support bar and a mass contained within. The mass can move along the support bar and press against springs, thus dampening the vibrations made against a BOP and wellhead.
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A device for dampening the vibrations on a blowout preventer attached to a wellhead, the device comprising:
- a cylinder body comprising two ends;
- a support bar, wherein the support bar is inside the cylinder and extends laterally to the two ends;
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- a mass, wherein the mass is configured to move across the support bar, wherein the mass is attached to a pair of springs such that each spring extends from the end of the cylinder body to the mass.
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