Subsea contaminate remediation apparatus and methods
OwnerMichael J. Baccigalopiinventor
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Abstract
A subsea contaminate remediation apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a conduit. The conduit includes a first end adapted to receive a first liquid stream having at least one contaminate; a second end adapted to release a second liquid stream; a grating associated with the second end of the housing; and at least one chemical injection port. The chemical injection port is adapted to introduce a chemical to the first liquid stream to form the second liquid stream.
Claims10
A subsea contaminate remediation apparatus comprising:
- a conduit having a length and a generally circular cross-sectional configuration, having a first diameter, extending along the length of the conduit:
- a first open end of the conduit adapted to receive a first liquid stream having at least one contaminate, the first open end of the conduit having a generally circular cross-sectional configuration, having a second diameter;
- a second open end of the conduit adapted to release a second liquid stream, the second open end of the conduit having a generally circular cross-sectional configuration, having a third diameter;
- the second diameter of the first open end of the conduit being substantially the same as the first diameter of the conduit;
- a grating associated with the second end of the conduit;
- at least one chemical injection port, located between the first and second ends of the conduit, wherein the chemical injection port is adapted to introduce a chemical to the first liquid stream to form the second liquid stream.
A method for remediating a contamination event using a subsea contaminate remediation apparatus, the subsea contaminate remediation apparatus comprising a conduit having:
- a first end adapted to receive a first liquid stream having at least one contaminate;
- a second end adapted to release a second liquid stream;
- a grating associated with the second end of the housing;
- at least one chemical injection port, wherein the chemical injection port is adapted to introduce a chemical to the first liquid stream to form the second liquid stream, the method comprising:
- positioning the first end of the conduit of the subsea contaminate remediation apparatus in fluid communication with the first stream having a contaminate;
- introducing the chemical through the at least one chemical injection port to the first stream to produce the second liquid stream;
- directing the second liquid stream to flow past the grating and be turbulently released through the second end of the conduit of the subsea contaminate remediation apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.