Material preparation systems and related devices and methods of preparing cementitious materials
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsWaleed K. Al Shammari, Mohammed Al Mehthel, Sami A. Al Abduljabbar, Nawaf Abdulrahman Alubaidi
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Abstract
A material preparation system includes a receptacle configured to contain a cementitious material, a vibrator configured to be disposed within the cementitious material while the cementitious material is disposed within the receptacle and in a fresh state, and an injection nozzle. The injection nozzle includes a main body, a perforated plate coupled to the main body, and a mesh structure coupled to a bottom end region of the main body and configured to prevent solid particles within the cementitious material from entering the main body.
Claims20
A material preparation system comprising:
- a receptacle configured to contain a cementitious material;
- a vibrator configured to be disposed within the cementitious material while the cementitious material is disposed within the receptacle and in a fresh state;
- and
- an injection nozzle comprising:
- a main body,
- a perforated plate coupled to the main body, and
- a mesh structure coupled to a bottom end region of the main body and configured to prevent solid particles within the cementitious material from entering the main body.
A method of preparing a cementitious material, the method comprising:
- while the cementitious material is in a fresh state:
- disturbing the cementitious material;
- and
- injecting a CO2 gas into the cementitious material with an injection nozzle, the injection nozzle comprising:
- an injection nozzle comprising:
- a main body through which the CO2 gas flows,
- a perforated plate coupled to the main body, and
- a mesh structure coupled to a bottom end region of the main body and configured to prevent solid particles within the cementitious material from entering the main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.