Pipeline cleaning method and apparatus
US6361616B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B9/032
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of cleaning a pipeline for transporting a fluid without interrupting the fluid flowing through the pipeline, including applying suction to remove a mixture of the fluid and debris from the pipeline, separating the debris from the fluid, and re-injecting the fluid separated from the debris into the pipeline.
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