IN A SLURRY PIPELINE INCLUDING A DESCENDING AND AN ASCENDING LEG

In a slurry pipeline including a descending and an ascending leg, the lowermost portion where compacted solids are liable to settle out upon shutdown consists of pipe sections of progressively larger diameter in the direction of flow, to facilitate resuspension of solids when operation is restarted.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • U.S. Patent Classification No. C1.302/14.
• Corporate Authors:

  Shell Oil Company

  50 West 50th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10020
• Authors:
  • Titus, P E
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Materials management; Pipeline transportation; Pipelines; Slurry; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline design; Pipeline economics; Slurry handling techniques
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056312
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Z D D
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM