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Method and apparatus for ensuring the pumpability of fluids exposed to temperatures colder than the pour point of such fluids

  • US 5,884,814 A
  • Filed: 06/26/1997
  • Issued: 03/23/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for shipping pumpable materials to or through reduced temperature regions, comprising:

  • a container having at least one sidewall, a top surface and a bottom surface;

    a portable heat exchanger pad positioned in near proximity to said bottom surface and within the interior of said container; and

    a flexible bladder positioned immediately on top of said heat exchanger pad at least partially filled with said pumpable material, said heat exchanger pad having at least one hose having connections to at least one of the ends of said hose for allowing heated fluid to be pumped through said hose and thereby facilitating the pumping of said material from the interior of said flexible bladder.

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