Transporting bitumen froth having coarse solids through a pipeline
US11402070B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17D1/088
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for transporting a bitumen froth having coarse solids having a particle size>180 μm through a pipeline is provided comprising injecting into the pipeline a bitumen froth slug having a lower temperature or a lower water content or both that the bitumen froth.
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