System and method for a multiphase hydrocarbon pump having an auger coupling

• US 10,458,222 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2017
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bcrt Technology LLC
• Original Assignee: Bcrt Technology LLC
• Inventors: Grande, III, Salvatore F, Suheil, Sami
• Primary Examiner(s): Kwon, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hoang, Johnny H
• Application Number:
  US15/456,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20180003022A1
• Time in Patent Office: 961 Days
• Field of Search: 415 90, 415206, 415224, 415226, 415227, 416198 R, 416201 R
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 21/2461 Positive-displacement pumps; Screw feeders; Trough conveyors
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 21/262 by using a centrifuge
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 21/265 by using a vortex inducer or vortex guide, e.g. coil B01D21/0054 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2221/04 Separation devices for treating liquids from earth drilling, mining separation of well effluents E21B43/34, flotation in general B03D1/00
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 45/14 generated by rotating vanes, discs, drums or brushes
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/128 Adaptation of pump systems with down-hole electric drives
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/35 specially adapted for separating solids down-hole drilling fluid separation systems E21B21/002; separating solids from drilling fluids E21B21/065
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/38 in the well
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 1/34 characterised by non-bladed rotor, e.g. with drilled holes F01D1/32 takes precedence; sirens G10K7/00 ; impact turbines with buckets F01D1/026; hand-held tools with a non-bladed rotor F01D15/067
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 13/00 Combinations of two or more machines or engines F01D15/00 takes precedence; combinations of two or more pumps F04; fluid gearing F16H
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 15/02 Adaptations for driving vehicles, e.g. locomotives
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 21/14 responsive to other specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2210/13 mixed, e.g. two-phase fluid
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2220/323 for aircraft propulsion, e.g. jet engines
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2250/25 helical

Abstract

A bladeless conical radial rotary machine method and system are disclosed. Turbo-machinery and methods are disclosed for a bladeless conical radial rotary machine wherein fluid is directed axially within the pump body to produce an axial output. The rotor comprises a plurality of spaced apart conical elements. The fluid is smoothly directed to any number of subsequent boundary layer pumping stages which are axially positioned with respect to each other. The fluid is smoothly directed to any number of subsequent boundary layer pumping stages which are axially positioned with respect to each other. A coupling between pumping stages is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a first rotary machine operable for transformation of energy between rotary mechanical energy and fluid kinetic energy, the rotary machine comprising;

a drive shaft;

a tubular housing defining a fluid input and a fluid output and a rotor operating region;

a rotor mounted within the rotor operating region for rotation about a rotor axis of rotation through the drive shaft, the rotor comprising a first rotor end and a second rotor end, the axis of rotation extending between the first rotor end and the second rotor end, the rotor operating region being positioned between the fluid input and the fluid output; and

a plurality of rotor elements for the rotor, the plurality of rotor elements being axially spaced from each other along the rotor, the plurality of rotor elements comprising a plurality of surfaces oriented on the rotor so as to be concentric to the rotor axis of rotation, the plurality of rotor elements axially spaced a distance RD between the rotor elements, defining therebetween a plurality of radial flow paths each having a path width PW defined by the distance RD between the rotor elements, the plurality of rotor elements defining a plurality of centrally positioned apertures that collectively define an unrestricted interior opening that surrounds the drive shaft and connects to the plurality of radial flow paths to permit radially outwardly fluid flow through the plurality of radial flow paths, the unrestricted interior opening receiving fluid flow from the fluid input to provide the radially outwardly fluid flow through the plurality of radial flow paths;

a solids port through which the solids are removed from the fluid;

wherein the drive shaft further comprises a variable distance element, a computer program further comprising;

instructions to adjust the variable distance element from a first distance value RD1 for the space between the rotor elements to a distance value RD2 for the space between the rotor elements based on a density FD of the fluid wherein the space is inversely proportional to the FD.