US 8,800,645 B2 · High flow intake system for submersible pumps

Abstract

A high flow intake system for a horizontal pump skid installation is provided for reducing cavitation and for eliminating a necessity to have a booster pump. A pump inlet assembly has a collar that is affixed to a horizontal pump body proximate a pump intake. The pump inlet assembly has a plurality, e.g., four, inlet members that protrude from the collar member at an angle, preferably, 30 degrees, from a longitudinal axis of the pump body. Each of a plurality of hoses is connected to one of the plurality of inlet members. A distribution manifold has an inlet and a plurality of outlets that receive the second ends of the hoses. Preferably, each of the hoses has a length that is at least 20 times an inner diameter so that fluid passing through each of the hoses develops laminar flow.

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Dependent claims

A high flow horizontal pump skid system comprising:

a distribution manifold having an inlet and a plurality of outlets;
a pump inlet assembly having a collar member that defines a single outlet and plurality of inlet members that receive fluid from said plurality of outlets of said distribution manifold;
a plurality of passages for connecting each of said plurality of outlets to one of said plurality of inlet members, said passages having a length sufficient to develop laminar flow of fluid flowing therein;
a horizontal pump body affixed to said pump inlet assembly for receiving fluid from said outlet of said collar member;
wherein said inlet of said distribution manifold is oriented approximately parallel to said horizontal pump body;
and
wherein said plurality of outlets of said distribution manifold is oriented approximately parallel to said horizontal pump body.

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High flow intake system for submersible pumps

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High flow intake system for submersible pumps

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Abstract

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