Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bimetallic diaphragm for trapped fluid expansion
- Patent Title (中): 用于捕获液体膨胀的双金属隔膜
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Application No.: US12719926Application Date: 2010-03-09
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Publication No.: US08276672B2Publication Date: 2012-10-02
- Inventor: Kevin G. Buckle
- Applicant: Kevin G. Buckle
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
- Current Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
- Main IPC: E21B33/043
- IPC: E21B33/043

Abstract:
A subsea well tubular member has an axial passage with upper and lower retrievable plugs releasably mounted in the passage, the plugs having ends facing each other. A cavity is formed on one of the ends of one of the plugs. A movable barrier is mounted sealingly over the cavity, the barrier being movable repeatedly between inner and outer positions in response to temperature changes. The inner position reduces a volume of the cavity and increases a volume of a trapped fluid space between the ends of the plugs. The outer position increases the volume of the cavity and decreases the volume of the trapped fluid space. The barrier has two metallic layers with different coefficients of expansion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100307764A1 Bimetallic Diaphragm for Trapped Fluid Expansion Public/Granted day:2010-12-09
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