US Patent Application 18340420. APPARATUS TO SIMULATE BIOCIDE PERFORMANCE IN CRUDE PIPELINE CONDITIONS simplified abstract

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APPARATUS TO SIMULATE BIOCIDE PERFORMANCE IN CRUDE PIPELINE CONDITIONS

Organization Name

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY

Inventor(s)

Xiangyang Zhu of Dhahran (SA)

Mazen A. Al-saleh of Khobar (SA)

Qurban Ali of Khobar (SA)

APPARATUS TO SIMULATE BIOCIDE PERFORMANCE IN CRUDE PIPELINE CONDITIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18340420 titled 'APPARATUS TO SIMULATE BIOCIDE PERFORMANCE IN CRUDE PIPELINE CONDITIONS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an apparatus that can simulate the performance of biocides in crude oil pipeline conditions.

  • The apparatus includes a reactor that mimics a two-phase crude oil pipeline, with a crude oil phase above a water phase.
  • The reactor has an agitator that controls the flow of the water phase, driven by a motor that controls the agitation rate.
  • Crude oil is supplied to the reactor through a crude oil inlet, while water is supplied through a water inlet.
  • A control circuit, programmed with code, regulates the proportion of water to crude oil and controls the motor to achieve the desired agitation rate.
  • A biocide inlet allows for the introduction of biocides into the reactor.
  • The water phase of the reactor can be sampled through a water sample outlet.


Original Abstract Submitted

An apparatus to simulate biocide performance in crude oil pipeline conditions is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a reactor to simulate a two-phase crude oil pipeline which includes a crude oil phase above a water phase. The reactor has an agitator to control a flow of the water phase in the reactor in response to a motor that drives an agitation rate of the agitator. A crude oil inlet supplies crude oil to the reactor for the crude oil phase. A water inlet supplies water to the reactor for the water phase. A control circuit is configured by code to control a proportion of the water to the crude oil supplied to the reactor and to control the motor to drive a desired agitation rate of the agitator. A biocide inlet supplies biocide to the reactor. A water sample outlet enables sampling of the water phase of the reactor.

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