Separator system with viscosity-based sand-level sensor
US11235263B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N11/16
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A separation system and method, of which the system includes a separation device comprising a mixed fluid inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet, a tank coupled to the second outlet and configured to receive a solid from the separation device via the second outlet, and a solids-level sensor extending through the tank and positioned at an elevation above a bottom of the tank. The solids-level sensor is configured to detect a viscosity of a material within the tank at the elevation.
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