CA2000984A1 - Mixer circuit for oil sand - Google Patents

Mixer circuit for oil sand

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Publication number
CA2000984A1
CA2000984A1 CA2000984A CA2000984A CA2000984A1 CA 2000984 A1 CA2000984 A1 CA 2000984A1 CA 2000984 A CA2000984 A CA 2000984A CA 2000984 A CA2000984 A CA 2000984A CA 2000984 A1 CA2000984 A1 CA 2000984A1
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Prior art keywords
slurry
vessel
mixer
vortex
oil sand
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CA2000984A
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French (fr)
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CA2000984C (en
Inventor
Antony H. S. Leung
George J. Cymerman
Waldemar B. Maciejewski
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Alberta Province Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Alberta Energy Co Ltd
Gulf Canada Ltd
Hbog Oil Sands LP
Petro Canada Inc
Imperial Oil Resources Ltd
Nexen Inc
Ovintiv Canada ULC
Original Assignee
Alberta Province Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Esso Resources Canada Ltd
Gulf Canada Resources Inc
Pancanadian Petroleum Ltd
Alberta Energy Co Ltd
Hbog Oil Sands LP
Petro Canada Inc
Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd
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Application filed by Alberta Province Department of Energy and Natural Resources, Esso Resources Canada Ltd, Gulf Canada Resources Inc, Pancanadian Petroleum Ltd, Alberta Energy Co Ltd, Hbog Oil Sands LP, Petro Canada Inc, Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd filed Critical Alberta Province Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Priority to CA002000984A priority Critical patent/CA2000984C/en
Publication of CA2000984A1 publication Critical patent/CA2000984A1/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B03—SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
    • B03B—SEPARATING SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS
    • B03B9/00—General arrangement of separating plant, e.g. flow sheets
    • B03B9/02—General arrangement of separating plant, e.g. flow sheets specially adapted for oil-sand, oil-chalk, oil-shales, ozokerite, bitumen, or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
    • B01F23/50—Mixing liquids with solids
    • B01F23/56—Mixing liquids with solids by introducing solids in liquids, e.g. dispersing or dissolving
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/10—Mixing by creating a vortex flow, e.g. by tangential introduction of flow components
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/20—Jet mixers, i.e. mixers using high-speed fluid streams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/50—Circulation mixers, e.g. wherein at least part of the mixture is discharged from and reintroduced into a receptacle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
    • B28C—PREPARING CLAY; PRODUCING MIXTURES CONTAINING CLAY OR CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
    • B28C5/00—Apparatus or methods for producing mixtures of cement with other substances, e.g. slurries, mortars, porous or fibrous compositions
    • B28C5/02—Apparatus or methods for producing mixtures of cement with other substances, e.g. slurries, mortars, porous or fibrous compositions without using driven mechanical means effecting the mixing
    • B28C5/06—Apparatus or methods for producing mixtures of cement with other substances, e.g. slurries, mortars, porous or fibrous compositions without using driven mechanical means effecting the mixing the mixing being effected by the action of a fluid

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)

Abstract

"MIXER CIRCUIT FOR OIL SAND"
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The mixer circuit comprises a vertically oriented, open-topped mixer vessel having a cylindrical side wall terminating with a shallow conical bottom. The bottom wall forms a central bottom outlet. Recycled slurry and fresh water streams are fed tangentially to the inner surface of the vessel, thereby forming a vortex. The oil sand enters as a continuous, free-flowing stream moving along a downward trajectory; the stream impinges the vortex, wherein it is dispersed and mixed to create slurry. The slurry exits through the bottom outlet, is screened to remove oversize material, and enters a holding vessel. Part of the slurry in the holding vessel is recycled to the mixer vessel through a pipe loop incorporating a pump. The slurry is energized by the pump and functions to maintain and partly create the rapidly moving vortex that carries out the mixing and lump-disintegration actions. The balance of the slurry in the holding vessel is pumped out as product. The circuit is adapted to consistently produce a dense slurry.
CA002000984A 1989-10-18 1989-10-18 Mixer circuit for oil sand Expired - Lifetime CA2000984C (en)

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CA2000984A1 true CA2000984A1 (en) 1991-04-18
CA2000984C CA2000984C (en) 1994-11-08

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Cited By (5)

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US7141162B2 (en) 2002-09-19 2006-11-28 Suncor Energy, Inc. Bituminous froth inclined plate separator and hydrocarbon cyclone treatment process
US7651042B2 (en) 2005-11-09 2010-01-26 Suncor Energy Inc. Method and apparatus for creating a slurry
US7677397B2 (en) 2004-07-30 2010-03-16 Suncor Energy Inc. Sizing roller screen ore processing apparatus
US7984866B2 (en) 2005-09-23 2011-07-26 Canadian Oil Sands Limited Partnership Relocatable oil sand slurry preparation system
US8016216B2 (en) 2005-11-09 2011-09-13 Suncor Energy Inc. Mobile oil sands mining system

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US7736501B2 (en) 2002-09-19 2010-06-15 Suncor Energy Inc. System and process for concentrating hydrocarbons in a bitumen feed
WO2005000454A1 (en) * 2003-06-27 2005-01-06 Mmd Design & Consultancy Limited Apparatus and method for mixing particulate material with a fluid to form a pumpable slurry
CA2455011C (en) 2004-01-09 2011-04-05 Suncor Energy Inc. Bituminous froth inline steam injection processing
US8168071B2 (en) 2005-11-09 2012-05-01 Suncor Energy Inc. Process and apparatus for treating a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock
US8393561B2 (en) 2005-11-09 2013-03-12 Suncor Energy Inc. Method and apparatus for creating a slurry
FR2919509B1 (en) * 2007-08-03 2010-10-22 Daher Aerospace GASEOUS FLUID MIXER
CA2640514A1 (en) 2008-09-18 2010-03-18 Kyle Alan Bruggencate Method and apparatus for processing an ore feed
CA2689021C (en) 2009-12-23 2015-03-03 Thomas Charles Hann Apparatus and method for regulating flow through a pumpbox

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7141162B2 (en) 2002-09-19 2006-11-28 Suncor Energy, Inc. Bituminous froth inclined plate separator and hydrocarbon cyclone treatment process
US7438189B2 (en) 2002-09-19 2008-10-21 Suncor Energy, Inc. Bituminous froth inclined plate separator and hydrocarbon cyclone treatment process
US7677397B2 (en) 2004-07-30 2010-03-16 Suncor Energy Inc. Sizing roller screen ore processing apparatus
US7984866B2 (en) 2005-09-23 2011-07-26 Canadian Oil Sands Limited Partnership Relocatable oil sand slurry preparation system
US7651042B2 (en) 2005-11-09 2010-01-26 Suncor Energy Inc. Method and apparatus for creating a slurry
US8016216B2 (en) 2005-11-09 2011-09-13 Suncor Energy Inc. Mobile oil sands mining system
US8317116B2 (en) 2005-11-09 2012-11-27 Suncor Energy Inc. Method and apparatus for processing a sized ore feed

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