Apparatus for burning away oil produced by an oil well
Abstract
Abstract A DEVICE FOR BURNING AWAY WASTE CRUDE OIL PRODUCED WHEN INVESTIGATING OR TESTING OIL WELLS COMPRISES A BURNER CONNECTED TO THE OIL WELL HEAD AND HAVING A SPRAYING ASSEMBLY FOR ATOMIZING THE OIL TO BE BURNT AND MIXING IT WITH AIR FOR IMPROVING THE COMBUSTION. THE OIL PENETRATES TANGENTIALLY WITHIN A CHAMBER THROUGH LARGE CHANNELS PERMITTING THE PASSAGE OF RELATIVELY LARGE SOLID PARTICLES, AN OBTURATOR OR VALVE MEMBER BEING SLIDABLY LOCATED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER. THIS OBTURATOR COOPERATES WITH A SEAT OPENING INTO A NOZZLE COMBINED WITH AIR INFLOW TANGENTIAL CHANNELS. SAID BURNER IS LOCATED COAXIALLY WITH RESPECT TO A FURNACE. THE EXIT OF SAID FURNACE IS SURROUNDED WITH AN ANNULAR TUBE PROVIDED WITH WATER-SPRAYING NOZZLES DIRECTED RADIALLY OR AT AN ANGLE OUTWARDLY TO PROVIDE A WATER SHIELD AS A PROTECTION AGAINST THE HEAT PRODUCED BY THE COMBUSTION OF THE OIL.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean Auguste Prosper Drivet
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