Technique for facilitating the pumping of fluids by lowering fluid viscosity
US6564874B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/586
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A viscosity handling system for facilitating the movement of certain fluids. The system utilizes kinetic energy in the form of a rapidly and repetitively moving component that imparts energy in the form of heat to surrounding fluid. The system is particularly useful in applications, such as downhole pumping systems, used to produce hydrocarbon-based fluids from beneath the surface of the earth.
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