Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for maintaining a minimum temperature in a fluid
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Application No.: US15822980Application Date: 2017-11-27
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Publication No.: US10197339B2Publication Date: 2019-02-05
- Inventor: George Karabelas , Duncan Edward Reay
- Applicant: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Nailsea, Bristol
- Assignee: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
- Current Assignee: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Nailsea, Bristol
- Agency: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- Priority: GB1110569.9 20110622
- Main IPC: F16L9/14
- IPC: F16L9/14 ; F28F1/10 ; F16L59/02 ; F16L59/153

Abstract:
Apparatus and method for maintaining temperature in a sub-sea device, in particular in relation to fluid in the device. A material having a high latent heat on phase change is used to release latent heat to the fluid when the fluid temperature decreases towards a threshold value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180080722A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN A FLUID Public/Granted day:2018-03-22
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