Special solar energy water jacket heating furnace in vacuum mode for oil field and method of heating crude oil

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12472445-B2
Application number	US-202218063624-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2022
Priority date	Jun 9, 2022
Publication date	Nov 18, 2025
Grant date	Nov 18, 2025

Abstract

A special solar energy water jacket heating furnace in vacuum mode for an oil field comprises a vacuum heating system and a water jacket furnace heating system; the vacuum heating system comprises a steam generator, a vacuum heater and an ejector; the water jacket furnace heating system comprises a water jacket furnace, a burner, a flue gas chamber, a U-shaped pipe and a chimney, the flue gas chamber and the U-shaped pipe are arranged inside the water jacket furnace, and an inlet and an outlet of the flue gas chamber are respectively connected with the burner and the chimney through flue gas pipes; and the vacuum heater is provided with a crude oil inlet and a crude oil outlet, the steam generator is provided with a first outlet and the first outlet is connected with the ejector. A method for heating crude oil is further disclosed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A special solar energy water jacket heating furnace in vacuum mode for an oil field, comprising a vacuum heating system and a water jacket furnace heating system, wherein the vacuum heating system comprises a steam generator, a vacuum heater and an ejector, and the vacuum heater and the ejector are communicated with each other; the water jacket furnace heating system comprises a water jacket furnace, a burner, a flue gas chamber, a U-shaped pipe and a chimney, the flue gas chamber and the U-shaped pipe are arranged inside the water jacket furnace, and an inlet and an outlet of the flue chamber are respectively connected with the burner and the chimney; and the vacuum heater is provided with a crude oil inlet and a crude oil outlet, the crude oil outlet is connected with an inlet of the U-shaped pipe, the steam generator is connected with the chimney and absorbs flue gas heat exhausted from the chimney, the steam generator is provided with a first outlet, and the first outlet is connected with the ejector;
wherein the vacuum heating system further comprises a heat exchanger and a heating water jacket, the heat exchanger is provided with a gas intake pipe, a gas exhaust pipe, a water intake pipe and a water discharge pipe, the vacuum heater is arranged in the heating water jacket, the steam generator is provided with a second outlet, and the second outlet is connected with the gas intake pipe.

2 . The special solar energy water jacket heating furnace in vacuum mode for the oil field according to claim 1 , wherein a water outlet of the heating water jacket is connected with the water intake pipe.

3 . The special solar energy water jacket heating furnace in vacuum mode for the oil field according to claim 1 , wherein the vacuum heating system further comprises an induced draft fan, and the induced draft fan is arranged between the second outlet and the gas intake pipe.

4 . The special solar energy water jacket heating furnace in vacuum mode for the oil field according to claim 1 , wherein a three-way valve is installed on the water discharge pipe, a first outlet of the three-way valve is connected with a water inlet of the heating water jacket, and a second outlet of the three-way valve is connected with the steam generator.

5 . The special solar energy water jacket heating furnace in vacuum mode for the oil field according to claim 1 , wherein a gas exhaust valve is installed on the chimney.

6 . The special solar energy water jacket heating furnace in vacuum mode for the oil field according to claim 1 , further comprising a solar heating system, wherein the solar heating system comprises a solar blackbody boiler and a heating pipe, the heating pipe is installed in the solar blackbody boiler, and an inlet of the heating pipe is connected with an outlet of the U-shaped pipe.

7 . The special solar energy water jacket heating furnace in vacuum mode for the oil field according to claim 6 , wherein the solar heating system further comprises a solar reflector, the solar blackbody boiler is provided with a small hole, the solar reflector is aligned with the small hole, and the heating pipe is provided with a solar heat absorbing coating.

8 . The special solar energy water jacket heating furnace in vacuum mode for the oil field according to claim 7 , wherein the solar blackbody boiler is a cube, and an inner wall of the solar blackbody boiler is provided with a reflective coating.

Assignees

• Univ Guangdong Technology

Inventors

• Liu Xiaozhou
• Fu Zebin
• Xie Zudong

Classifications

• B01D1/0041

  Use of fluids · CPC title

• C10G33/02 Primary

  with electrical or magnetic means · CPC title

• B01D1/0058

  Use of waste energy from other processes or sources, e.g. combustion gas (for water treatment C02F1/16) · CPC title

• C10G2300/201

  Impurities · CPC title

• F22B1/006

  using solar heat · CPC title