Compact turbomachine system with improved slug flow handling
US9303658B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/2574
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A turbomachine system and method, with the system including a slug detector coupled to a main line to detect a slug flow in a multiphase fluid in the main line. The system also includes a compressor fluidly coupled to the main line and disposed downstream of the slug detector, and a bypass line fluidly coupled to the main line upstream of the compressor and downstream of the compressor. The system further includes at least an upstream control valve fluidly coupled to the main line upstream of the compressor and communicably coupled to the slug detector. The upstream control valve is configured to actuate between a normal position, in which the upstream control valve directs fluid to the compressor, and a bypass position, in which the upstream control valve directs fluid to the bypass line, according to when the slug detector detects a slug flow.
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