Flow distributor and virtual metering system

Abstract

The utility model discloses a flow distributor and a virtual metering system, which comprise a distributor main body, a through hole is arranged at the bottom of the distributor main body, a first oil outlet pipe, a second oil outlet pipe and a third oil outlet pipe are fixedly connected to the bottom of the distributor main body, a baffle is slidably connected to the inside of the distributor main body, and an energy storage mechanism is mounted on one side of the baffle. An opening is formed in the exterior of the distributor body, a mounting seat is fixedly connected to the exterior of the distributor body, a sliding plate is slidably connected to the interior of the mounting seat, a toothed plate is fixedly connected to the upper side of the sliding plate, the sliding plate and the toothed plate penetrate through the opening, a driving motor is fixedly connected to the exterior of the mounting seat, and a transmission mechanism is mounted in the mounting seat. According to the device, automatic distribution can be carried out through the change of the internal pressure intensity, the internal pressure intensity of the distributor body can be visually observed, safety monitoring is achieved, the internal pressure intensity of the distributor body can be increased by pushing the baffle, and therefore the purpose of adjusting the oil and gas conveying speed is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of oil and gas exploitation, in particular to a flow distributor and a virtual metering system. Background Art

[0002] In the field of oil and gas extraction and transportation, the proper distribution and metering of oil and gas mixtures are crucial for ensuring production safety and efficiency. Traditional oil and gas distribution systems rely on fixed pipelines and manual adjustments. This approach is not only complex and inefficient, but also difficult to quickly respond to real-time changes in oil and gas flow rates, which can easily lead to safety hazards such as pipeline blockages and pressure imbalances. Furthermore, oil and gas flow measurement often relies on physical flow meters, which present problems such as high cost, difficult maintenance, and significant environmental impact on accuracy.

[0003] With the development of industrial automation and intelligent technology, the demand for oil and gas distribution and metering is increasing. There is an urgent need for a new system that can automatically adapt to changes in oil and gas flow, intelligently adjust the output volume, and realize virtual flow metering. In particular, in scenarios such as oil and gas field development, refinery processing, and long-distance pipeline transportation, a system that can automatically distribute oil and gas mixtures to different pipelines and adjust the output rate as needed while realizing flow monitoring and virtual metering will greatly improve production efficiency and safety. Therefore, in response to the above technical problems, a flow distributor and virtual metering system are proposed here. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the present utility model is to provide a flow distributor and a virtual metering system, which can automatically distribute through internal pressure changes, and can also intuitively observe the internal pressure of the distributor body to achieve safety monitoring. By pushing the baffle, the pressure inside the distributor body can also be increased, thereby achieving the purpose of regulating the oil and gas delivery speed.

[0005] The present application discloses a flow distributor, comprising a distributor body, a through hole being provided at the bottom of the distributor body, a first oil outlet pipe, a second oil outlet pipe and a third oil outlet pipe being fixedly connected to the bottom of the distributor body, a baffle being slidably connected inside the distributor body, an energy storage mechanism being installed on one side of the baffle, an opening being provided outside the distributor body, a mounting seat being fixedly connected outside the distributor body, and a position of the mounting seat corresponding to a position of the opening, a slide being slidably connected inside the mounting seat, a tooth plate being fixedly connected to the upper side of the slide, and the slide and the tooth plate passing through the opening, a drive motor being fixedly connected outside the mounting seat, and a transmission mechanism being installed inside the mounting seat.

[0006] Preferably, an oil pipeline is fixedly connected to the outside of the distributor body.

[0007] Preferably, the through holes are in three groups and are arranged at equal intervals. The first oil outlet pipe, the second oil outlet pipe and the third oil outlet pipe each independently correspond to a group of through holes, and the first oil outlet pipe is close to the oil pipeline.

[0008] Preferably, ends of the first oil outlet pipe, the second oil outlet pipe and the third oil outlet pipe are all fixedly connected to a connecting plate.

[0009] Preferably, the energy storage mechanism includes a spring and a telescopic rod, the spring and the telescopic rod are fixedly connected to the baffle and the distributor body, and the spring is sleeved on the outside of the telescopic rod. The energy storage mechanism is located on the side away from the oil pipeline.

[0010] Preferably, the opening and the mounting seat are both located on a side away from the oil pipeline.

[0011] Preferably, the transmission mechanism includes a rotating rod and a gear, the rotating rod is rotatably connected to the inner side of the mounting seat, and the rotating rod is fixedly connected to the drive motor, the gear is fixedly connected to the outside of the rotating rod, and the gear is meshed with the gear plate.

[0012] The present application also discloses a virtual metering system, including a flow distributor, a data collection module, a data processing module and a digital display interface. The data collection module includes a pressure sensor and a flow sensor inside, and the pressure sensor and flow sensor are installed on the inner side of the oil pipeline, the first oil outlet pipe, the second oil outlet pipe and the third oil outlet pipe.

[0013] Preferably, the data processing module includes a memory and a data analysis tool, and the memory and the data analysis tool are connected by signals. The digital display interface includes a visualization tool and a remote operation module.

[0014] Preferably, the data processing module and the data collection module are connected by signals, the digital display interface and the data processing module are connected by signals, and the digital display interface and the flow distributor are electrically connected.

[0015] The flow distributor and virtual metering system of the present application can change the internal pressure of the distributor body by transporting an oil-gas mixture into the interior of the distributor body. The increased pressure can apply thrust to the baffle, pushing the baffle to slide, thereby opening the through hole, so that the second oil outlet pipe and the third oil outlet pipe can discharge oil, thereby achieving the purpose of automatic distribution. The number of oil outlet pipes can be automatically adjusted by changing the pressure, and this can be completed without manual operation. The internal pressure of the distributor body can also be intuitively observed to achieve safety monitoring.

[0016] When the flow distributor and virtual metering system are performing virtual metering of oil and gas flow, when oil is discharged from three groups of oil outlet pipes at the same time, the driving motor can be operated to cause the rotating rod to rotate the gear, thereby driving the slide plate to slide toward the opening direction, thereby pushing the baffle to block the through hole above the third oil outlet pipe or the second oil outlet pipe, thereby increasing the pressure inside the distributor body and accelerating the speed of transporting the oil and gas mixture inside the first oil outlet pipe, thereby achieving the purpose of regulating the oil and gas delivery speed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the flow distributor of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A partial front sectional view of

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified view of middle A;

[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of middle B;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a second overall structural diagram of the flow distributor of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Enlarged view of middle C;

[0023] Figure 7 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of middle D;

[0024] Figure 8 This is a principle flow chart of the virtual metering system of the utility model;

[0025] Icons: 1. Distributor body; 2. Oil pipeline; 3. Through hole; 4. First oil outlet pipe; 5. Second oil outlet pipe; 6. Third oil outlet pipe; 7. Connecting plate; 8. Baffle; 9. Spring; 10. Telescopic rod; 11. Opening; 12. Mounting seat; 13. Slide plate; 14. Tooth plate; 15. Drive motor; 16. Rotating rod; 17. Gear; 18. Data collection module; 19. Pressure sensor; 20. Flow sensor; 21. Data processing module; 22. Memory; 23. Data analysis tool; 24. Digital display interface; 25. Visualization tool; 26. Remote operation module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0027] Example 1

[0028] See also Figure 1-3 The utility model proposes a flow distributor, including a distributor body 1, a through hole 3 is opened at the bottom of the distributor body 1, a first oil outlet pipe 4, a second oil outlet pipe 5 and a third oil outlet pipe 6 are fixedly connected to the bottom of the distributor body 1, and a baffle 8 is slidably connected to the inside of the distributor body 1, and an energy storage mechanism is installed on one side of the baffle 8.

[0029] The outside of the distributor body 1 is fixedly connected to an oil delivery pipe 2, through which the oil-gas mixture can be input into the distributor body 1 for distribution.

[0030] The through holes 3 are arranged in three groups at equal intervals. The first oil outlet pipe 4 , the second oil outlet pipe 5 and the third oil outlet pipe 6 each independently correspond to a group of through holes 3 , and the first oil outlet pipe 4 is close to the oil delivery pipe 2 .

[0031] The ends of the first oil outlet pipe 4 , the second oil outlet pipe 5 and the third oil outlet pipe 6 are fixedly connected to a connecting plate 7 , through which the first oil outlet pipe 4 , the second oil outlet pipe 5 and the third oil outlet pipe 6 can be connected to other pipelines or devices.

[0032] The energy storage mechanism includes a spring 9 and a telescopic rod 10. The spring 9 and the telescopic rod 10 are fixedly connected to the baffle 8 and the distributor body 1, and the spring 9 is sleeved on the outside of the telescopic rod 10. The energy storage mechanism is located on the side away from the oil pipeline 2, and the telescopic rod 10 can play a role of limiting guidance.

[0033] The working principle of a flow distributor based on the first embodiment is that when oil and gas are transported, the oil and gas mixture is transported to the inside of the distributor body 1 through the oil pipeline 2. Since the oil pipeline 2 continuously transports the oil and gas mixture to the inside of the distributor body 1, a corresponding pressure will exist inside the distributor body 1. When the amount of oil and gas transported by the oil pipeline 2 is small, the pressure inside the distributor body 1 is small, and the oil and gas mixture can be smoothly output through the first oil outlet pipe 4 close to the side of the oil pipeline 2. When the amount of oil and gas mixture transported by the oil pipeline 2 to the inside of the distributor body 1 is large, the pressure inside the distributor body 1 will increase accordingly, and a thrust can be applied to the baffle 8 to push When the baffle 8 slides in the direction of compression of the spring 9, the through hole 3 above the second oil outlet pipe 5 and the third oil outlet pipe 6 can be opened, so that the second oil outlet pipe 5 and the third oil outlet pipe 6 can discharge oil. When the pressure becomes smaller again, the baffle 8 can be reset under the push of the spring 9 to block the through hole 3 above the second oil outlet pipe 5 and the third oil outlet pipe 6, and oil is discharged only through the first oil outlet pipe 4, thereby achieving the purpose of automatic distribution. The number of oil outlet pipes can be automatically adjusted by the speed of conveying the oil-gas mixture through the oil pipeline 2, which can be completed without manual operation, and the internal pressure of the distributor body 1 can be intuitively observed to achieve safety monitoring.

[0034] Example 2

[0035] See also Figure 1-7 Based on the first embodiment, an opening 11 is opened on the outside of the dispenser body 1, and a mounting seat 12 is fixedly connected to the outside of the dispenser body 1, and the position of the mounting seat 12 corresponds to the position of the opening 11. A slide plate 13 is slidably connected to the inside of the mounting seat 12, and a tooth plate 14 is fixedly connected to the upper side of the slide plate 13, and the slide plate 13 and the tooth plate 14 pass through the opening 11, a drive motor 15 is fixedly connected to the outside of the mounting seat 12, and a transmission mechanism is installed inside the mounting seat 12.

[0036] The opening 11 and the mounting seat 12 are both located on a side away from the oil pipeline 2 , and the opening 11 facilitates the sliding plate 13 to pass through and push the baffle 8 .

[0037] The transmission mechanism includes a rotating rod 16 and a gear 17. The rotating rod 16 is rotatably connected to the inner side of the mounting base 12, and the rotating rod 16 is fixedly connected to the driving motor 15. The gear 17 is fixedly connected to the outside of the rotating rod 16, and the gear 17 is meshed with the gear plate 14.

[0038] In this embodiment, when performing virtual metering of oil and gas flow, if it is necessary to control and increase the oil outlet rate, when the three groups of oil outlet pipes are discharging oil at the same time, the driving motor 15 can be operated to cause the rotating rod 16 to drive the gear 17 to rotate. Since the gear 17 is engaged with the toothed plate 14, the slide plate 13 can be driven to slide toward the opening 11, thereby pushing the baffle 8 toward the oil delivery pipe 2, and the through hole 3 above the third oil delivery pipe 6 or the second oil delivery pipe 5 can be blocked, thereby increasing the pressure inside the distributor body 1. At this time, oil is only discharged from the first oil delivery pipe 4, which can speed up the transportation speed of the oil and gas mixture inside the first oil delivery pipe 4. In this way, by changing the position of the baffle 8, the purpose of adjusting the oil and gas delivery speed can be achieved.

[0039] The present application also discloses a virtual metering system, including a flow distributor, a data collection module 18, a data processing module 21 and a digital display interface 24. The interior of the data collection module 18 includes a pressure sensor 19 and a flow sensor 20. The pressure sensor 19 and the flow sensor 20 are installed on the inner side of the oil pipeline 2, the first oil outlet pipe 4, the second oil outlet pipe 5 and the third oil outlet pipe 6. The pressure sensor 19 and the flow sensor 20 are deployed at key locations such as oil and gas wells, pipelines, separators, etc. to capture various physical parameters in the production process in real time.

[0040] The data processing module 21 includes a memory 22 and a data analysis tool 23, and the memory 22 and the data analysis tool 23 are connected by signals. The memory 22 can store all collected raw data and pre-processed data. The data analysis tool 23 uses big data analysis, machine learning and other technologies to mine historical data, optimize the flow calculation model and allocation algorithm for data calculation. The digital display interface 24 includes a visualization tool 25 and a remote operation module 26. The visualization tool 25 provides an intuitive flow monitoring interface, displaying real-time flow data, allocation status, alarm information, etc.

[0041] There is a signal connection between the data processing module 21 and the data collection module 18, a signal connection between the digital display interface 24 and the data processing module 21, and an electrical connection between the digital display interface 24 and the flow distributor. The remote operation module 26 in the digital display interface 24 allows the operator to remotely access the system to perform parameter settings, control the flow distributor to adjust the flow, and other operations.

[0042] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A flow distributor, characterized in that: include: A distributor body (1) is provided with a through hole (3) at its bottom, a baffle (8) is slidably connected to the interior of the distributor body (1), an energy storage mechanism is installed on one side of the baffle (8), an opening (11) is provided on the exterior of the distributor body (1), and a mounting seat (12) is fixedly connected to the exterior of the distributor body (1); a first oil outlet pipe (4), a second oil outlet pipe (5), and a third oil outlet pipe (6), wherein the first oil outlet pipe (4), the second oil outlet pipe (5), and the third oil outlet pipe (6) are all fixedly connected to the bottom of the distributor body (1); The position of the mounting seat (12) corresponds to the position of the opening (11); the interior of the mounting seat (12) is slidably connected to a slide plate (13); the upper side of the slide plate (13) is fixedly connected to a tooth plate (14); the slide plate (13) and the tooth plate (14) pass through the opening (11); the exterior of the mounting seat (12) is fixedly connected to a drive motor (15); and a transmission mechanism is installed inside the mounting seat (12).

2. The flow distributor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outside of the distributor body (1) is fixedly connected to an oil delivery pipe (2).

3. The flow distributor according to claim 2, characterized in that: The through holes (3) are arranged in three groups at equal intervals; the first oil outlet pipe (4), the second oil outlet pipe (5) and the third oil outlet pipe (6) each independently correspond to one group of through holes (3); and the first oil outlet pipe (4) is close to the oil delivery pipe (2).

4. The flow distributor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ends of the first oil outlet pipe (4), the second oil outlet pipe (5) and the third oil outlet pipe (6) are all fixedly connected to a connecting plate (7).

5. The flow distributor according to claim 2, characterized in that: The energy storage mechanism comprises a spring (9) and a telescopic rod (10). The spring (9) and the telescopic rod (10) are fixedly connected to the baffle (8) and the distributor body (1), and the spring (9) is sleeved on the outside of the telescopic rod (10). The energy storage mechanism is located on a side away from the oil pipeline (2).

6. The flow distributor according to claim 2, characterized in that: The opening (11) and the mounting seat (12) are both located on a side away from the oil delivery pipe (2).

7. The flow distributor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission mechanism includes a rotating rod (16) and a gear (17). The rotating rod (16) is rotatably connected to the inner side of the mounting seat (12), and the rotating rod (16) is fixedly connected to the driving motor (15). The gear (17) is fixedly connected to the outside of the rotating rod (16), and the gear (17) is meshed with the toothed plate (14).

8. A virtual metering system, characterized in that: It comprises a flow distributor as described in any one of claims 1 to 7, a data collection module (18), a data processing module (21) and a digital display interface (24), wherein the interior of the data collection module (18) comprises a pressure sensor (19) and a flow sensor (20), and the pressure sensor (19) and the flow sensor (20) are installed on the inner side of the oil pipeline (2), the first oil outlet pipe (4), the second oil outlet pipe (5) and the third oil outlet pipe (6).

9. The virtual metering system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The data processing module (21) includes a memory (22) and a data analysis tool (23), and the memory (22) and the data analysis tool (23) are connected by signals. The digital display interface (24) includes a visualization tool (25) and a remote operation module (26).

10. The virtual metering system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The data processing module (21) is connected to the data collection module (18) by signals, the digital display interface (24) is connected to the data processing module (21) by signals, and the digital display interface (24) is electrically connected to the flow distributor.

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