SUBSEA PIPELINE REMEDIATION HEATING
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240247747A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-25

    申请号:US18124020

    申请日:2023-03-21

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for insulating and heating a subsea pipeline. A system may comprise a subsea pipeline including a lower portion embedded in a seafloor and an upper portion above the seafloor. The system may include an insulating layer. The insulating layer may include a middle portion covering the upper portion of the subsea pipeline. The insulating layer may further include an end portion covering the seafloor. The insulating layer may form a cavity adjacent to the seafloor, the subsea pipeline, and the insulating layer. The system may further include a plurality of heater cables within the cavity. The plurality of heater cables may be configured to heat a fluid within the subsea pipeline. The plurality of heater cables may be separated from the subsea pipeline only by seawater or by soil of the seafloor within the cavity.

    DETERMINING EXTENT OF OBSTRUCTION IN A WASTEWATER TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20240019085A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US18363034

    申请日:2023-08-01

    IPC分类号: F17D3/01 F17D3/18 F17D1/08

    CPC分类号: F17D3/01 F17D3/18 F17D1/08

    摘要: There is provided a system of determining a metric of obstruction of a series of infrastructure segments transporting a fluid, the system comprising a processing circuitry configured to: obtain: a) a fluid depth in a segment of the series of infrastructure segments, and b) a time-of-traversal of the fluid through the series of segments; and calculate the metric of obstruction in accordance with, at least: the obtained fluid depth, the obtained time-of-traversal, and a total length of the series of segments, an average slope of the series of segments, and respective diameters of one or more segments of the series of segments.

    CONTROL OF A WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230417371A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18037415

    申请日:2021-11-02

    IPC分类号: F17D3/01

    CPC分类号: F17D3/01

    摘要: A method for controlling distribution of pressure and flow in a water supply system which includes a plurality of pumping stations is provided, including: (a) reading in a computer-assisted hydraulic model of the water supply system, the hydraulic model mapping a time-dependent distribution of pressure and flow, (b) determining resource-optimized pressure and flow target values for the pumping stations for a specified forecast period using the computer-assisted hydraulic model by a first method of optimization, (c) reading in a pumping model behavior for a pumping station, the pumping model mapping an operational behavior of pumping devices of the pumping station, (d) determining resource optimized operating parameters for the pumping devices of the pumping station by the pumping model at a specified time by a second method of optimization, and (e) outputting the resource optimized operating parameters for controlling the pumping devices of the pumping station.

    Booster-ejector system for capturing and recycling leakage fluids

    公开(公告)号:US11835183B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US18104347

    申请日:2023-02-01

    IPC分类号: F17D1/065 F17D5/00 F17D3/01

    摘要: A booster-ejector system captures and recycles leakage fluids from a process. When a pressure differential (head) of the process is above a threshold value, an ejector system uses motive fluid from a process high-pressure (HP) region to entrain and compress the leakage fluid, and direct it to a low pressure (LP) region. When the head is below the threshold value, a controller reconfigures a plumbing system and activates a leakage pump to pump the leakage fluid to the LP region. The system can include only one ejector, or a plurality thereof, which can be coupled such that the diffuser output of each ejector is directed to the suction input of the next ejector. At least one of the ejectors can include an exchangeable throat, which can impart a rotational component to the fluid. The HP and LP regions can be the output and input, respectively, of a compressor.