Abstract:
The invention provides a method of increasing the retention of a scale inhibitor on a rock material comprising preconditioning the rock material with a positively charged bridging agent and contacting the rock material with said scale inhibitor.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a tank system for storage of fluids in a cavern in a rock formation. Pipe loops (17) for circulation of a coolant are mounted on the surface of rock formation in the cavern. The pipe loops (17) are covered by a layer of shotcrete (18). The surface of the shotcrete is levelled by means of a layer of concrete (19), supporting a fluid tight barrier (33). A structurally supporting reinforced concrete wall (34) is constructed outside the fluid tight barrier (33). The present invention relates also to a method for establishing a fluid tight barrier at the surface of a rock formation in a cavern. The barrier is obtained by artificially cooling down the temperature in the rock formation in the vicinity of the cavern by circulating the coolant. For this purpose pipe loops for circulation of a coolant are installed on the surface of the rock formation, whereupon the rock formation, including the pipe loops (17), are covered by a layer of shotcrete (18), whereupon the coolant is circulated through the pipe loops (17) in order to establish a controlled leakage barrier in the form of an ice plug.
Abstract:
Assembly to separate out liquid frotfi a multiphase fluid flow, comprising a scrubber, a column, a separator or other conventional separation equipment, combined with a deliquidizer that is connected as a preseparator to the fluid inlet, in that the deliquidizer functions according to a cyclone principle. With the assembly according to the invention the deliquidizer is modified such that it can be combined with conventional separation equipment such that a surprising improved technical effect is achieved. More specific the improved technical effect is achieved for assemblies where the deliquidizer is vertically oriented placed outside conventional separation equipment, with main flow direction upwards or downwards, or with the deliquidizer placed within conventional separation equipment.
Abstract:
A vertical cylindrical tank of large diameter for storage of cryogenic, condensed gas, such as methane, comprising an inner primary tank (1) and an outer secondary tank (2), and a dome shaped roof (3) resting on tank ring beam (42) constructed on top of the side wall (4) of the secondary tank. The tank has a dome shaped roof (3) formed of a first lower dome shaped layer (5) of formwork elements resting on a dome shaped, temporary trusswork (8) formed by meridionally oriented, upwards convex, curved girders (10) spanning over a circle sector of the roof (3). Each girder (10) is resting at its outer end on tank ring beam (42). Each girder (10) is supported near its inner end by a temporary support tower (12). A second concrete layer (14) is concreted in-situ on top of the layer of formwork elements (6). Said second layer becomes self-supported upon completion of the curing process. A third layer of concrete (19), is concreted in-situ on top of the second layer (14) of concrete and is at least partly supported by the second, cured and self-supported layer (14) and by the first layer (5) and the dome shaped trusswork (8), supported by the sing beam and the temporary support tower (12).
Abstract:
A system for the transmission of signals to or between underwater installations, comprising optical fibres for the transmission of optical signals to/from a control unit or between the installations. The system comprises: A conversion unit 36 coupled to one of the ends of the optical fibre for conversion of the optical signals to high frequency radio signals and/or conversion of high frequency radio signals to optical signals, a conversion unit 37 comprising a coupling to an electrical power supply cable for the transmission of power to the underwater installation, where the coupling unit is coupled to the conversion unit for thereby to transfer the high frequency radio signal along the power supply cable to and/or from the underwater installation, and at least one transducer unit in the underwater installation for receiving and/or emission of the high frequency radio signal.
Abstract:
Process for separation of oil, water and gas in a separator by breaking of water-in-oil emulsions in a composition comprising a water, oil and optionally a gaseous phase, including the following steps: a) dissolving a gas comprising one or more components into said composition prior to said operator, wherein the amount of said water phase is at least about 1 weight-% based on total composition, b) introducing said composition into said separator, wherein pressure in said separator is of at least about 2 bar, and c) reducing the pressure in said separator in order to facilitate the separation of oil, water and the optional gaseous phase.
Abstract:
A process for the recovery of hydrocarbon such as bitumen/EHO from a hydrocarbon bearing formation in which are situated an upper injection well and a lower production well, the method comprising the steps: preheating an area around and between the wells by circulating hot solvent through the completed interval of each of the wells until sufficient hydraulic communication between both wells is achieved; injecting one of more hydrocarbon solvents into the upper injection well at or above critical temperature of the solvent or solvent mixture, thereby causing a mixture of hydrocarbon and solvent to flow by gravity drainage to the lower production well; and producing the hydrocarbon to the surface through the lower production well. A non-condensable gas may be injected into the solvent chamber created by the hydrocarbon solvent.
Abstract:
A hydraulic transmission system (1) for use in a wind turbine installation comprises a hydraulic pump (4a) connected via a transmission line (5,6) to a plurality of fixed displacement hydraulic motors (4b). The hydraulic motors (4b) are arranged such that they can be coupled to and drive a common load (2). The hydraulic motors (4b) can each be selectively coupled in and out of operation to drive the load (2).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a blade pitch controller for a floating wind turbine structure, wherein the floating wind turbine structure comprises a support structure supporting a rotor having a plurality of blades. The controller comprises standard blade pitch control means and active damping means. The standard blade pitch control means is arranged to control a blade pitch using a transfer function between a rotor speed error and the blade pitch. The active damping means is arranged to further control the blade pitch on the basis of a speed of a point on the wind turbine structure by converting the speed of a point on the wind turbine structure into a rotor speed error and using the same transfer function that is used in the standard blade pitch control means to convert the rotor speed error into a correction to the blade pitch.
Abstract:
A process for absorption and desorption of CO2 from an flue gas comprising feeding the flue gas into a mainly horizontal channel (20, 22, 249 where an absorption fluid is spray in to the channel in the flow direction of the flue gas and collected as CO2 rich absorption fluid at a lower part of the channel and transported into the centre of a rotating desorber wheel (30), where the C02 is desorbed and the lean absorption fluid is returned to the channel is disclosed. This process can be utilized with absorption fluids with high concentration of conventional amine CO2 absorbents. Disclosed is also the use of an amine absorbent in a concentration of between 61 and 100 % by weight for the absorption of CO2 from a gas stream, where the amine is an alkanol amine.