Susceptor heat induction for water-oil separation
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsMaher Maqbool Shariff, Hassan A. Aljama
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Abstract
Systems and methods for breaking a water and oil emulsion. The systems include a vessel configured to receive an oil and water emulsion, a susceptor, a conducting element coiled around the vessel, and a source of alternating current configured to flow alternating current through the conducting element. The flow of alternating current creates an alternating magnetic field, heating the susceptor.
Claims20
An induction heating system for breaking an oil and water emulsion, the system comprising:
- a vessel configured to receive an oil and water emulsion;
- a susceptor disposed inside the vessel;
- a conducting element coiled around the outside of the vessel;
- a source of alternating current configured to flow alternating current through the conducting element;
- a first outlet configured to flow oil from the vessel;
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- a second outlet configured to flow water from the vessel.
An induction heating system comprising:
- a susceptor layer configured to surround a crude oil stream;
- a conducting element coiled around the outside of the susceptor layer;
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- an alternating current source configured to flow alternating current through the conducting element.
A method for separating oil and water from an oil and water emulsion, the method comprising:
- flowing an emulsion of oil and water into an induction heating system, wherein the induction heating system comprises
- a vessel configured to receive the oil and water emulsion,
- a susceptor disposed inside the vessel,
- a conducting element coiled around the outside of the vessel, and
- a source of alternating current configured to flow alternating current through the conducting element;
- flowing alternating current through the conducting element to generate an alternating magnetic field, wherein the alternating magnetic field heats the susceptor;
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- transferring heat from the susceptor to the oil and water emulsion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.