THE DOWNHILL SLUMPING OF SOLIDS IN A SLURRY PIPELINE IS PREVENTED

The downhill slumping of solids in a slurry pipeline is prevented by valves spaced along an inclined portion of the pipeline and set to close automatically when the flow rate falls below a predetermined value, each valve being associated with a bypass in the form of an upstanding loop which has sufficient storage capacity to retain in its uphill leg the slurry entering the bypass after shutdown of the pipeline.

• 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:
  • Seymour, E V
• Publication Date: 1971-7-6

Subject/Index Terms

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

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056349
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM