Washing and desalting device, washing and desalting method, desalting and dehydrating system, and desalting and dehydrating method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11401472-B2
Application number	US-201816755438-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2018
Priority date	Oct 10, 2017
Publication date	Aug 2, 2022
Grant date	Aug 2, 2022

Abstract

A washing and desalting device includes a first shell and a plurality of filaments. The first shell has a first receiving cavity and is provided with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet that communicate with the first receiving cavity. The plurality of the filaments is provided in the first receiving cavity, and the length direction of each of the filaments is consistent with that of the first receiving cavity. The device can be incorporated in a washing and dehydrating system.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A desalting and dehydrating system, comprising:
a washing and desalting device,
a demulsifying device, and
a separating device,
wherein the washing and desalting device comprises:
a first shell having a first receiving cavity, and is provided with a first liquid inlet and a first liquid outlet that are in communication with the first receiving cavity, and a plurality of filaments disposed in a longitudinal direction of the first receiving cavity at a filling density of 1%-9%,

wherein the demulsifying device comprises:
a second shell having a second receiving cavity, and is provided with a second liquid inlet and a second liquid outlet that are in communication with the second receiving cavity, wherein the second liquid inlet is in communication with the first liquid outlet; and
a demulsifying module disposed in the second receiving cavity, wherein the demulsifying module is made of an oleophilic and hydrophobic material or a hydrophilic and oleophobic material and has a plurality of through-holes,

wherein the separating device comprises:
a third shell having a third receiving cavity, and is provided with a third liquid inlet, a light phase outlet and a heavy phase outlet that are in communication with the second liquid outlet; and
a first separating module and a second separating module, each of which comprises a fiber braided layer woven from oleophilic and hydrophobic filaments and hydrophilic and oleophobic filaments that are arranged in an intersecting manner to form intersections, wherein the first separating module and the second separating module are arranged in the third receiving cavity, and the third liquid inlet is disposed between the first separating module and the second separating module.

2. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein the demulsifying module further comprises a plurality of demulsifying parts, wherein:
the plurality of demulsifying parts are stacked together, each of the demulsifying parts is in a plate shape or sheet shape;
or, the plurality of demulsifying parts are connected sequentially, and the demulsifying module is formed in a wave shape;
or, each of the demulsifying parts is in a cylindrical shape.

3. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein:
in the first separating module, a ratio of a quantity of light-phase affiliative filaments to a quantity of heavy-phase affiliative filaments is 1:(1-10), and
in the second separating module, a ratio of a quantity of light-phase affiliative filaments to a quantity of heavy-phase affiliative filaments is (1-10):1.

4. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first liquid distributor arranged in the third receiving cavity, and is disposed upstream of the first separating module, and comprises a plurality of first orifice plates stacked together, each of the first orifice plates is arranged horizontally, a diameter of each first orifice plate is 4 mm-8 mm, and a center distance between two adjacent holes of each first orifice plate is 20 mm-30 mm; and
a second liquid distributor arranged in the third receiving cavity, and disposed upstream of the second separating module, wherein the third liquid inlet is disposed between the first liquid distributor and the second liquid distributor, and the second liquid distributor comprises a plurality of second orifice plates stacked together.

5. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of perforated corrugated plates disposed downstream of the second separating module and arranged in a spaced manner in a predetermined direction in the third receiving cavity, and pores of the perforated corrugated plates are arranged at wave troughs of the perforated corrugated plates.

6. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a mixer having a mixing cavity, wherein a light phase inlet is provided in a bottom wall surface of the mixer, a heavy phase inlet is provided in a side wall surface of the mixer, and a liquid outlet of the mixer communicates with the first liquid inlet, a disturbing member is provided in the mixing cavity, and the disturbing member is selected from the group consisting of spiral plates, corrugated plates, rotating blades, flat blades, curved blades, perforated plates, and swirling assembly.

7. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein the washing and desalting device further comprises:
a first mounting member and a second mounting member that are affixed inside the first receiving cavity in a spaced manner in the longitudinal direction of the first receiving cavity, wherein a first end of each filament is connected with the first mounting member, and a second end of each filament is connected with the second mounting member, the first end of each filament is adjacent to the first liquid inlet, and the second end of each filament is adjacent to the first liquid outlet, and/or
a first material distributor provided in the first receiving cavity and disposed between the first liquid inlet and the first end of the filament, wherein a liquid inlet of the first material distributor is in communication with the first liquid inlet.

8. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein the first shell further comprises a circulating liquid outlet in communication with the first receiving cavity, and the washing and desalting device further comprises a circulating pump having an inlet connected with the circulating liquid outlet and an outlet connected to the first liquid inlet.

9. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein a cross sectional area of the first receiving cavity is circular in shape, and a ratio of a length of the first receiving cavity to a diameter of the cross sectional area of the first receiving cavity is (10-100):1.

10. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein:
each of the plurality of filament is an oleophilic and hydrophobic filament, or
the plurality of filaments includes oleophilic and hydrophobic filaments and metal filaments.

11. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein the second shell and the demulsifying module are arranged horizontally.

12. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of an edge of each through-hole is linear.

13. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of through-holes are polygonal holes.

14. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein the demulsifying module is curled into a spiral shape.

15. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein a surface porosity of the demulsifying module is 50%-95.

16. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first separating module and the second separating module comprises a plurality of the fiber braided layers stacked together.

17. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein the oleophilic and hydrophobic filaments are made of at least one of materials selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polytetrafluoroethylene, acrylics, and nylon, and the hydrophilic and oleophobic filaments are polypropylene filaments.

18. The desalting and dehydrating system of claim 1 , wherein the oleophilic and hydrophobic filaments and the hydrophilic and oleophobic filaments are woven in an X-pattern, V-pattern, splay pattern, Q-pattern, water-drop pattern, or diamond pattern.

19. The desalting and dehydrating system of c

Assignees

• China Petroleum & Chem Corp
• Dalian Res Institute Of Petroleum And Petrochemicals Sinopec Corp

Inventors

• Yang Xiuna
• Ruan Zonglin
• Qi Huimin
• Jin Ping

Classifications

• C10G2300/302

  Viscosity · CPC title

• B01D17/02

  Separation of non-miscible liquids · CPC title

• C10G31/08 Primary

  by treating with water · CPC title

• C10G33/00

  Dewatering or demulsification of hydrocarbon oils (by distillation C10G7/04) · CPC title

• C10G33/06

  with mechanical means, e.g. by filtration · CPC title