Method and apparatus for heating a liquid storage tank
AssigneeNewco Tank Corp.
InventorPerry Lucien St. Denis
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for heating a liquid storage tank includes a liquid storage tank having an interior and a peripheral sidewall. An engine compartment is appended to the peripheral sidewall in front of the heat tube. An engine is disposed in the engine compartment. Heat given off from the engine during operation heats the engine compartment and such heat is transferred through peripheral sidewall to the interior of the liquid storage tank. An exhaust conduit extends into the interior of the liquid storage tank. Heat from hot exhaust gases passing through the exhaust conduit heats the interior of the liquid storage tank.
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An apparatus for heating an oil well production storage tank, comprising:
- an oil well production storage tank having an interior, a peripheral sidewall, and an engine compartment that houses an engine appended to the peripheral sidewall to effectively share a portion of the peripheral sidewall with the tank, wherein at least a portion of the engine compartment is inset within a periphery of the tank;
- an engine block of an engine enclosed within the engine compartment, such that heat given off from the engine during operation heats the engine compartment and such heat is transferred to the interior of the tank through the portion of the peripheral sidewall that is shared by the engine compartment and the tank;
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- an exhaust conduit extending into the interior of the tank, such that heat from hot exhaust gases passing through the exhaust conduit is transferred to the interior of the tank.
An apparatus for heating an oil well production storage tank, comprising:
- an oil well production storage tank having an interior, a peripheral sidewall, and an engine compartment housing an engine appended to the peripheral sidewall to effectively share a portion of the peripheral sidewall with the tank, wherein at least a portion of the engine compartment is inset within a periphery of the tank;
- an engine disposed in the engine compartment, the engine being used to operate a drive head on a well head of an oil well, the engine being selected based upon the heat the engine generates during operation, such that heat given off from the engine during operation heats the engine compartment and such heat is transferred to the interior of the tank through the portion of peripheral sidewall that is shared by the engine compartment and the tank;
- an exhaust conduit extending into the interior of the tank, such that heat from hot exhaust gases passing through the exhaust conduit is transferred to the interior of the tank;
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- an engine coolant conduit extending into the interior of the tank, such that heat from heated engine coolant passing through the engine coolant conduit is transferred to the interior of the tank.
A method of heating an oil well production storage tank having an interior and a peripheral sidewall, comprising the steps of:
- appending an engine compartment housing an engine to the peripheral sidewall of the tank to effectively share a portion of the peripheral sidewall with the tank, wherein at least a portion of the engine compartment is inset within a periphery of the tank;
- operating an engine in the engine compartment, the engine being used to operate a drive head on a well head of an oil well, such that heat given off from the engine during operation heats the engine compartment and such heat is transferred to the interior of the tank through the portion of the peripheral sidewall that is shared by the engine compartment and the tank;
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- passing hot exhaust gases from the engine through an exhaust conduit extending into the interior of the tank, such that heat is transferred from the hot exhaust gases to the interior of the tank.
An apparatus for heating an oil well production storage tank, comprising:
- a liquid storage tank having an interior, a peripheral sidewall, and an engine compartment housing an engine that effectively shares a portion of the peripheral sidewall with the tank, wherein at least a portion of the engine compartment is inset within a periphery of the liquid storage tank;
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- an engine block of an engine enclosed within the engine compartment, such that heat given off from the engine during operation heats the engine compartment and such heat is transferred by radiation from the engine compartment to the interior of the liquid storage tank through the portion of the peripheral sidewall that is shared by the engine compartment.
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