Gas hydrate production apparatus and dewatering unit
US8043579B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10L3/108
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A gas hydrate production apparatus capable of reacting a raw gas with a raw water to thereby form a slurry gas hydrate and capable of removing water from the slurry gas hydrate by means of a gravitational dewatering unit. This gravitational dewatering unit is one including a cylindrical first tower body; a cylindrical dewatering part disposed on top of the first tower body; a water receiving part disposed outside the dewatering part; and a cylindrical second tower body disposed on top of the dewatering part, wherein the cross-sectional area of the second tower body is continuously or intermittently increased upward from the bottom.
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