公开(公告)号：US20130098806A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-25

申请号：US13655572

申请日：2012-10-19

Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY

Inventor： Elco Dick HOLLANDER ,  John Khai Quang DIEP ,  Darwin Edward KIEL ,  Yicheng LONG

IPC: F03B11/02 ,  C10G1/04

CPC classification number: B03D1/1412 ,  B03D1/1456 ,  B03D1/247 ,  C10G1/045 ,  Y10T137/8593

Abstract: A feed distributor for a settler is provided, the settler effective for separating a solvent-diluted bitumen froth into a water/solids stream and a hydrocarbon stream, the feed distributor comprising: an inlet conduit effective to route bitumen froth into the settler; and an essentially horizontal plate attached to a lower extremity of the inlet conduit and wherein the inlet conduit defines openings through which the solvent-diluted bitumen froth can pass from inside the inlet conduit to a volume above the essentially horizontal plate.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于沉降器的进料分配器，沉降器有效地将溶剂稀释的沥青泡沫分离成水/固体物流和烃流，所述进料分配器包括：有效地将沥青泡沫输送到沉降器中的入口管道; 以及附接到入口管道的下端的基本上水平的板，并且其中入口导管限定开口，溶剂稀释的沥青泡沫可以通过该开口从入口导管内部通过到基本水平板上方的体积。