AN APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING PLUG FORMATION IN A SHUTDOWN SLURRY PIPELINE

An apparatus for preventing plug formation in a shutdown slurry pipeline comprises a series of battles located along the bottom of the pipe at right angles to the flow direction in the inclined portions of the pipeline where a plug is likely to form because of slumping and compacting of the solid phase of the slurry.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • U.S. Patent Classification Number C1.302/64.
• Corporate Authors:

  Shell Oil Company

  50 West 50th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10020
• Authors:
  • Wicks III, M
• Publication Date: 1971-9-14

Subject/Index Terms

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

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056295
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM