Remotely Controlled Decoking Tool Used in Coke Cutting Operations
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system that allows an operator to remotely switch between cutting and boring while removing solid carbonaceous residue from large cylindrical vessels called coke drums comprising a cutting head for ejecting high pressure fluids into the coke bed; a flow diversion apparatus; and a shifting apparatus.
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58 Claims
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31. A system for removing coke from a coking vessel comprising:
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a cutting head, said cutting head comprising a cutting nozzle, and a boring nozzle; a flow diversion apparatus structured to block the flow of fluid to one of the cutting nozzles and the boring nozzles; and a shifting apparatus structured to rotate the flow diversion apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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40. A system for removing coke from a coking vessel comprising:
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a cutting head; a flow diversion apparatus; and a shifting apparatus, comprising a helical spline and a vertically splined post, for rotating said flow diversion apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system for removing coke from a coking vessel comprising:
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a cutting head, wherein said cutting head comprises a boring nozzle and a cutting nozzle; a flow diversion apparatus structured to allow flow of fluid exclusively into one of said boring nozzle and into said cutting nozzle; and a shifting apparatus structured to switch said flow diversion apparatus between cutting and boring modes. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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