Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for treating fluids
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Application No.: US14560538Application Date: 2014-12-04
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Publication No.: US09656221B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: Nagesh S. Kommareddi , Keith D. Fairchild , Jack B. Ward , Lu-chien Chou , Daniel L. Reed
- Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Mossman, Kumar & Tyler PC
- Main IPC: B01F3/12
- IPC: B01F3/12 ; B01F5/04 ; B01F5/06 ; B01F15/06

Abstract:
A liquid treatment method includes mixing a liquid with an agent to form a mixture, aging the mixture to obtain to a predetermined condition in at least one of the liquid and the agent, and dispensing the aged mixture. An interaction between the liquid and the agent causes the predetermined condition to occur. Also, a majority of the aging occurs while the mixture is in a dynamic state. A related system includes a mixer receiving a liquid and a drag reducing agent and an aging module connected to the mixer. The mixer disperses the drag reducing agent in the liquid to form a mixture and the aging module has a flow path along which the mixture flows. The flow path has a distance sufficient for a majority of the aging to occur while the mixture is in a dynamic state, wherein the aging changes the drag reducing agent to a predetermined condition.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150209738A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING FLUIDS Public/Granted day:2015-07-30
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