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System tank and output unit for transporting untreated drill cuttings

US7823607B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ing. Per Gjerdrum AS · NO

Inventor

Anders Eide · Tønsberg, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2004
Grant date	Nov 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 20, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/6906
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

System for transport of untreated drill cuttings, comprising a tank (2). The tank (2) is arranged below the deck of a ship (1) and has an output unit (10) at the bottom (6), to feed the drill cuttings towards an output opening (8). A pump (21) is provided below the bottom of the tank (2) to feed the drill cuttings through an unloading line (13). The unloading line (13) has a substantially uniform cross section and is shaped so that the velocity of the flow close to the inner wall is substantially equal in the same cross section. The tank (2) has an upper circular cylindrical part (3) and a lower frustuconical part (4) and a substantially flat bottom (6). In the flat bottom (6) is an output opening (8), which extends from the side wall (5) of the frustuconical part (4) to an inner dome or cone (11).

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