Liquid heaters and vaporizers – Friction generator
Patent
1980-03-31
1983-10-18
Makay, Albert J.
Liquid heaters and vaporizers
Friction generator
237 121, 126247, 123 4133, 62 53, 166272, F22B 306, F28C 300
Patent
active
044099274
ABSTRACT:
A flameless nitrogen vaporizing unit includes a first internal combustion engine driving a nitrogen pump through a transmission. Connected to the transmission is a transmission retarder for varying the load on the first internal combustion engine by varying a level of hydraulic fluid present in the transmission retarder. A second internal combustion engine drives three hydraulic oil pumps against a variable back pressure so that a variable load may be imposed upon the second engine. Liquid nitrogen is pumped from the nitrogen pump driven by the first engine into a first heat exchanger where heat is transferred from exhaust gases from the first and second internal combustion engines to the liquid nitrogen to cause the nitrogen to be transformed into a gaseous state. The gaseous nitrogen then flows into a second heat exchanger where it is superheated by an engine coolant fluid to heat the gaseous nitrogen to essentially an ambient temperature. The superheated nitrogen is then injected into the well. The engine coolant fluid flows in a coolant circulation system wherein it receives heat from several sources. Heat is transferred to the coolant fluid directly from the internal combustion engine. Heat is transferred to the coolant fluid from transmission fluid which flows through the transmission of the first internal combustion engine and the transmission retarder thereof. Heat is also provided to the coolant fluid from lubrication oil pumped by the three pumps attached to the second internal combustion engine. The coolant fluid circulating system includes a comingling chamber for comingling warmer coolant fluid flowing from the internal combustion engines to the second heat exchanger with cooler coolant fluids flowing from the second heat exchanger to the internal combustion engines. Methods of vaporizing nitrogen are also disclosed.
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Burmeister Allen D.
Loesch Stanley B.
Mints Danny K.
St. John James C.
Beavers L. Wayne
Bennett Henry
Duzan James R.
Halliburton Company
Makay Albert J.
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