Skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for metering offshore test process liquid

The skid-mounted metering tank device addresses inefficiencies in offshore metering by integrating heating and safety features, ensuring rapid and accurate liquid measurement and discharge in marine environments.

CN222292552UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-03TIANJIN HENYUAN OIL TECH SERVICE CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421203016.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-29
Publication Date
2025-01-03
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-29

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Technical Problem

Offshore metering tanks lack standardized designs, leading to inefficient metering, lack of heavy oil heating, incomplete liquid inlet and discharge functions, and inadequate safety features, making accurate and rapid measurement challenging in complex marine environments.

Method used

A skid-mounted metering tank device with integrated heating components, oil-water separation, multiple inlet and discharge pipelines, and safety features like fire-retardant breathing valves, ensuring efficient and rapid metering and safe liquid handling.

Benefits of technology

The device enables fast and accurate liquid measurement, supports heavy oil discharge, and meets safety and environmental demands, enhancing offshore testing efficiency and safety.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of seaborne test working conditions, in particular to a skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for metering seaborne test process liquid, which comprises a tank body, a heating component is fixedly mounted at the bottom of an inner cavity of the tank body and comprises an oil-water separation net, and a heat conducting plate is arranged at the top of the oil-water separation net in a penetrating manner. A steam pipe penetrates through the surface of the heat conducting plate, and a liquid inlet pipeline is installed on the rear portion of the right side of the tank body in a communicating mode. The utility model solves the problems that the rapid and accurate metering cannot be realized in the offshore oil field at present, the drainage cannot be realized in the heavy oil field, and the inlet and outlet liquid cannot meet the complicated and changeable offshore oil testing environment, and can meet the rapid and efficient yield calculation in the field, and the special four-way design meets the comprehensive liquid flow direction control function of the inlet liquid and the outlet liquid. The discharge pipe meets the requirements of outward conveying and other functions of the centrifugal pump; the bottom steam coil pipe has a heating function and can meet a crude oil heating function.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of offshore testing working conditions, in particular to a skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for measuring process liquids in offshore testing. Background Art

[0002] Offshore testing conditions usually refer to a series of performance and safety tests conducted on ships, offshore platforms, offshore engineering equipment, etc. in a marine environment. These tests are designed to verify the product's performance under real marine conditions, including wave resistance, stability, corrosion resistance, and the ability to cope with severe weather conditions.

[0003] Under the existing technology, the metering tanks used in offshore test conditions have no fixed standards except for meeting the basic metering and offshore lifting and transportation requirements. As a result, the skid-mounted metering tanks currently in use are diverse, often with inefficient metering calculations, no heavy oil heating function, no comprehensive liquid inlet and discharge functions, and even no anti-collision function. Once the functional design is missing, the offshore oil site often leads to the inability to quickly and accurately measure, the lack of a solution to the discharge of heavy oil on site, and the inlet and outlet liquids cannot meet the complex and changeable marine oil test environment.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, we have designed a skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for offshore test process liquid metering. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for liquid metering in offshore test processes, which has the advantages of multiple scenarios, efficient and rapid metering, bottom auxiliary steam heating, and full coverage of liquid inlet and outlet requirements of multiple processes. It solves the current problems at offshore oil sites that often lead to the inability to quickly and accurately measure, the lack of a solution to the external discharge of heavy oil at the site, and the inability of the inlet and outlet liquids to meet the complex and changeable offshore oil testing environment.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for measuring liquid in offshore testing processes, comprising a tank body, a heating component is fixedly installed at the bottom of the inner cavity of the tank body, the heating component comprises an oil-water separation net, a heat conduction plate is penetrated through the top of the oil-water separation net, a steam pipe is penetrated through the surface of the heat conduction plate, a liquid inlet pipeline is installed at the rear of the right side of the tank body, a liquid discharge pipeline is installed at the front of the right side of the tank body, and a liquid level component is installed at the top of the right side of the tank body, and the liquid level component comprises a transparent window tube.

[0007] Preferably, the oil-water separation net is fixedly installed at the bottom of the inner cavity of the tank body, both ends of the steam pipe pass through to the left side of the tank body, heat conduction holes are opened through the surface of the heat conduction plate, and a drain valve is connected to the bottom of the left side of the tank body and below the oil-water separation net.

[0008] Preferably, a visual window is embedded through the right side of the top of the tank body, and hanging ears are fixedly installed on both the front and rear sides of the top of the tank body.

[0009] Preferably, a ladder is fixedly installed at the rear of the left side of the tank body, and a sealed door is fixedly installed at the bottom of the left side of the tank body.

[0010] Preferably, the top and bottom of the transparent window-viewing tube are both connected to a threaded pagoda head, and the other end of the threaded pagoda head is connected to an internally threaded three-way pipe.

[0011] Preferably, the other two ends of the internally threaded three-way pipe are respectively connected to a thread plug and an inner and outer thread ball valve, and one end of the inner and outer thread ball valve is connected to the right wall of the tank body.

[0012] Preferably, a bottom frame is fixedly installed on the bottom of the tank body, and a fire-retardant breathing valve is fixedly installed on the right rear of the top of the tank body.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0014] The utility model can meet the requirements of fast and efficient production calculation on site. The special four-way design meets the comprehensive liquid flow control functions of liquid inlet and outlet. The outlet pipe meets the requirements of centrifugal pump external transmission and other functions. The bottom steam coil has a heating function and can meet the crude oil heating function. Other hanging points, anti-collision, breathing valve and flame arrester, liquid level observation window and other designs all meet the relevant safety requirements of marine oil. These many advantages ensure that the device is fully suitable for the needs of marine testing processes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 The utility model is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional cross-sectional structure. Figure 1 ;

[0016] Figure 2 The utility model is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional cross-sectional structure. Figure 2 ;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the heating component of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the liquid inlet pipeline of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the local structure of the liquid level component of the utility model.

[0020] In the figure: 1. Tank body; 2. Lifting ear; 3. Fire-blocking breathing valve; 4. Ladder; 5. Sealed door; 6. Bottom frame; 7. Drain pipeline; 8. Heating component; 81. Oil-water separation net; 82. Heat transfer plate; 83. Steam pipe; 84. Drain valve; 85. Heat transfer hole; 9. Visual window; 10. Liquid inlet pipeline; 11. Liquid level component; 111. Internal and external threaded ball valve; 112. Internally threaded three-way pipe; 113. Threaded plug; 114. Threaded pagoda head; 115. Transparent window tube. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] See also Figure 1-Figure 5 A skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for measuring liquid in offshore testing process comprises a tank body 1, a heating assembly 8 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the inner cavity of the tank body 1, the heating assembly 8 comprises an oil-water separation net 81, a heat conducting plate 82 is penetrated through the top of the oil-water separation net 81, a steam pipe 83 is penetrated through the surface of the heat conducting plate 82, a liquid inlet pipeline 10 is connected and installed at the rear of the right side of the tank body 1, a liquid discharge pipeline 7 is connected and installed at the front of the right side of the tank body 1, and a liquid level assembly 11 is connected and installed at the top of the right side of the tank body 1, and the liquid level assembly 11 comprises a transparent window tube 115;

[0022] See also Figure 3 The oil-water separation net 81 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the inner cavity of the tank body 1. Both ends of the steam pipe 83 penetrate to the left side of the tank body 1. The surface of the heat conduction plate 82 is penetrated with a heat conduction hole 85. The bottom of the left side of the tank body 1 and below the oil-water separation net 81 are connected with a drain valve 84. By setting the oil-water separation net 81, oil and water can be separated, and the water inside the tank body 1 can be discharged conveniently;

[0023] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 A visual window 9 is embedded through the right side of the top of the tank body 1, and hanging ears 2 are fixedly installed on both the front and rear sides of the top of the tank body 1;

[0024] See also Figure 1 A ladder 4 is fixedly installed at the rear of the left side of the tank body 1, and a sealing door 5 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the left side of the tank body 1. By setting the sealing door 5, impurities inside the tank body 1 can be easily cleaned;

[0025] See also Figure 2 and Figure 5 The top and bottom of the transparent window tube 115 are both connected to a threaded pagoda head 114, and the other end of the threaded pagoda head 114 is connected to an internally threaded three-way pipe 112;

[0026] See also Figure 2 and Figure 5 The other two ends of the internal threaded three-way pipe 112 are respectively connected to the thread plug 113 and the inner and outer thread ball valve 111, and one end of the inner and outer thread ball valve 111 is connected to the right wall of the tank body 1.

[0027] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 A bottom frame 6 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the tank body 1, and a fire-retardant breathing valve 3 is fixedly installed at the right rear of the top of the tank body 1.

[0028] When in use, the length and width of the tank 1 are designed to be 4.62m×2.18m, and the bottom area is about 10m 2 , height is 2.50m, overall liquid volume is 25m 3 The outside is attached with a durable transparent plastic tube and a transparent window tube 115. By observing the liquid level of the transparent window tube 115, every 10cm rise means 1m of liquid has been inflowed. 3 This parameter design greatly simplifies on-site metering, improves metering efficiency, and can achieve rapid metering for production; the liquid inlet pipeline 10 is designed with a four-way manifold group. After the liquid inlet, it can control at least three liquid outlet directions through a 10MPa pressure level medium-pressure ball valve. One is to enter the tank body 1 for metering; the second is to enter the observation tank to observe the industrial liquid properties; the third is to directly transfer to the external discharge process under high production conditions without tank metering. The four-way manifold realizes the comprehensive control function of liquid inlet and liquid discharge. The test is also designed with a bottom frame 6 to avoid collisions with the manifold caused by frequent lifting teams in the ocean; the bottom of the tank is set A special three-way port for external drainage pipeline 7, a 4-inch CAMLOCAK quick-connect port, which can be connected to an electric centrifugal pump for external drainage function, and a 2-inch 1502 plug for other purposes such as hydraulic pump drainage; a row of steam pipes 83 are designed at the bottom of the tank body 1, and steam inlet and outlet interfaces are designed on the outside to realize the function of steam heating the liquid in the tank body 1 to meet the functions of heavy oil heating and winter crude oil heating to ensure fluidity; four standard lifting ears 2 and a flame-retardant breathing valve 3 are designed on the upper part of the tank body 1 to meet the relevant safety requirements for offshore oil use.

[0029] In summary: the skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for measuring liquid in offshore testing processes, through the coordination of the tank body 1, the fire-blocking breathing valve 3, the discharge pipeline 7, the heating component 8, the inlet pipeline 10 and the liquid level component 11, solves the problems currently caused at the offshore oil site, such as the inability to measure quickly and accurately, the lack of a solution to the external discharge of heavy oil at the site, and the inability of the inlet and outlet liquids to meet the complex and changeable offshore oil testing environment.

Claims

1. A skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for measuring process liquids in offshore testing, comprising a tank body (1), characterized in that: A heating assembly (8) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the inner cavity of the tank body (1), and the heating assembly (8) includes an oil-water separation net (81). A heat conduction plate (82) is provided through the top of the oil-water separation net (81), and a steam pipe (83) is provided through the surface of the heat conduction plate (82). A liquid inlet pipeline (10) is installed and connected to the rear of the right side of the tank body (1), and a liquid discharge pipeline (7) is installed and connected to the front of the right side of the tank body (1). A liquid level assembly (11) is installed and connected to the top of the right side of the tank body (1), and the liquid level assembly (11) includes a transparent window tube (115).

2. A skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for measuring process liquids for offshore testing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The oil-water separation net (81) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the inner cavity of the tank body (1), both ends of the steam pipe (83) penetrate to the left side of the tank body (1), a heat conduction hole (85) is formed through the surface of the heat conduction plate (82), and a drainage valve (84) is connected to the bottom of the left side of the tank body (1) and below the oil-water separation net (81).

3. A skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for measuring process liquids for offshore testing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A visual window (9) is embedded through the right side of the top of the tank body (1), and hanging ears (2) are fixedly installed on both the front and rear sides of the top of the tank body (1).

4. A skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for measuring process liquids for offshore testing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A ladder (4) is fixedly installed at the rear of the left side of the tank body (1), and a sealing door (5) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the left side of the tank body (1).

5. The skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for measuring process liquids for offshore testing according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The top and bottom of the transparent window-viewing tube (115) are both connected to a threaded pagoda head (114), and the other end of the threaded pagoda head (114) is connected to an internally threaded three-way pipe (112).

6. A skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for measuring process liquids for offshore testing according to claim 5, characterized in that: The other two ends of the internal threaded three-way pipe (112) are respectively connected to a thread plug (113) and an internal and external threaded ball valve (111), and one end of the internal and external threaded ball valve (111) is connected to the right wall of the tank body (1).

7. The skid-mounted metering tank device suitable for measuring process liquids for offshore testing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A bottom frame (6) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the tank body (1), and a fire-retardant breathing valve (3) is fixedly installed at the right rear of the top of the tank body (1).