Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous flow control devices for viscosity dominant flow
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Application No.: US18526975Application Date: 2023-12-01
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Publication No.: US12031409B2Publication Date: 2024-07-09
- Inventor: Xinqi Rong , Liang Zhao
- Applicant: Floway Innovations Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Floway Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee: Floway Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Lawrence Youst PLLC
- Main IPC: E21B34/08
- IPC: E21B34/08 ; E21B43/08 ; E21B43/12

Abstract:
An autonomous flow control device includes a valve plate having a surface and a valve element at least partially formed on the surface. The valve element has an inlet and an outlet with a fluid flow path extending therebetween. The fluid flow path included a viscosity dominant flow path configured to provide a first flow resistance and an inertia dominant flow path configured to provide a second flow resistance that is greater than the first flow resistance such that when the viscosity of the fluid flowing therethrough is greater than a first predetermined level, the fluid follows the viscosity dominant flow path with the first flow resistance and when the viscosity of the fluid flowing therethrough is less than a second predetermined level, the fluid follows the inertia dominant flow path with the second flow resistance, thereby regulating the production rate of the fluid responsive to changes in fluid viscosity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240093574A1 Autonomous Flow Control Devices for Viscosity Dominant Flow Public/Granted day:2024-03-21
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