Granted Patent B2

US 12,611,680 · App. 19/091,518 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Don Channing Gramlich (Richmond, TX); Justin Nicholas Ramirez (Houston, TX); Mehul Jain (Humble, TX)

Assignee: Bestway Oilfield, Inc.

B04C5/13B04C5/04B04C5/081B04C5/10B04C5/103B04C5/14E21B43/35

Abstract

Claims (41)

1 . A cyclonic sand knockout device comprising:

a body having an inner cavity, wherein the inner cavity has a first end and a second end;

a vortex finder having a first end and a second end disposed within the inner cavity, wherein the vortex finder is coupled to the body proximate to the first end of the vortex finder and proximate to the first end of the inner cavity;

a dome disposed within the inner cavity having a first end, a second end, and an inner cavity, wherein the dome is coupled to the body proximate to the second end of the dome and proximate to the second end of the inner cavity;

an inlet in fluid communication with the inner cavity formed within the body for introducing fluids into the inner cavity of the body;

a first fluid exit in fluid communication with the inner cavity formed within the body proximate to the first end of the inner cavity;

a collection chamber in fluid communication with the inner cavity formed within the body and coupled to the body proximate to the second end of the inner cavity;

wherein the first end of the dome, the second end of the dome, and the inner cavity of the dome are each in fluid communication with each other and are in fluid communication with the collection chamber;

wherein the vortex finder comprises a tubular member having a first end, a second end, and an inner cavity, wherein the first end, second end, and inner cavity of the tubular member are in fluid communication with each other;

wherein the tubular member of the vortex finder has a plurality of flow apertures formed therein, each of the plurality of flow apertures being an elongated slit oriented along a length of the tubular member and being in fluid communication with the inner cavity of the body and being in fluid communication with the inner cavity of the tubular member; and

wherein each of the plurality of flow apertures of the tubular member are located closer to the first end of the tubular member than to the second end of the tubular member.

2 . The cyclonic knockout device of claim 1 ,

wherein a diameter of the tubular member of the vortex finder is equal to a first diameter proximate to the first end of the tubular member and to a second diameter proximate to the second end of the tubular member; and

wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter.

3 . The cyclonic knockout device of claim 2 ,

wherein the tubular member of the vortex finder has a constant diameter portion proximate to the first end of the tubular member;

wherein the tubular member of the vortex finder has a tapered diameter portion proximate to the second end of the tubular member; and

wherein the diameter of the tubular member in the tapered diameter portion tapers from the first diameter to the second diameter.

4 . The cyclonic knockout device of claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of dome flow apertures are formed within a body of the dome proximate to the second end of the dome; and

wherein each of the plurality of flow apertures are in fluid communication with the inner cavity of the body of the cyclonic sand knockout device and are in fluid communication with the inner cavity of the dome.

5 . The cyclonic knockout device of claim 4 ,

wherein the first end of the dome has a first diameter and the second end of the dome has a second diameter;

wherein a diameter of the body of the dome tapers from the first diameter to the second diameter; and

wherein the second diameter is larger than the first diameter.

6 . The cyclonic knockout device of claim 1 ,

wherein the inlet is configured to introduce fluids into the inner chamber with a fluid flow that is substantially perpendicular to a radial axis of the body.

7 . The cyclonic knockout device of claim 1 ,

wherein the second end of the vortex finder is disposed proximate to, but not in contact with, the first end of the dome.

8 . The cyclonic knockout device of claim 1 ,

wherein a diameter of the tubular member of the vortex finder is equal to a first diameter proximate to the first end of the tubular member and to a second diameter proximate to the second end of the tubular member;

wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter;

wherein the tubular member of the vortex finder has a constant diameter portion proximate to the first end of the tubular member;

wherein the tubular member of the vortex finder has a tapered diameter portion proximate to the second end of the tubular member;

wherein the diameter of the tubular member in the tapered diameter portion tapers from the first diameter to the second diameter;

wherein a plurality of dome flow apertures are formed within a body of the dome proximate to the second end of the dome;

wherein each of the plurality of flow apertures of the dome are in fluid communication with the inner cavity of the body of the cyclonic sand knockout device and are in fluid communication with the inner cavity of the dome;

wherein the first end of the dome has a first diameter and the second end of the dome has a second diameter;

wherein a diameter of the body of the dome tapers from the first diameter to the second diameter;

wherein the second diameter is larger than the first diameter; and

wherein the second end of the vortex finder is disposed proximate to, but not in contact with, the first end of the dome.

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