US 12,215,569 B2
Junk crushing device, assembly, and method thereof
Sajid Hussain, Abqaiq (SA); and Syed Muhammad Ali, Abqaiq (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/806,431.
Prior Publication US 2023/0399922 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. B02C 18/18 (2006.01); B02C 18/22 (2006.01); B02C 23/14 (2006.01); B02C 23/16 (2006.01); B02C 23/36 (2006.01); E21B 27/00 (2006.01); E21B 27/04 (2006.01); E21B 31/00 (2006.01); E21B 37/08 (2006.01); B02C 18/24 (2006.01); B02C 23/18 (2006.01); B02C 23/24 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 37/08 (2013.01) [B02C 18/18 (2013.01); B02C 18/22 (2013.01); B02C 18/2216 (2013.01); B02C 23/14 (2013.01); B02C 23/16 (2013.01); B02C 23/36 (2013.01); E21B 27/005 (2013.01); E21B 27/04 (2013.01); E21B 31/002 (2013.01); B02C 18/24 (2013.01); B02C 23/18 (2013.01); B02C 23/24 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A junk crusher device for crushing junk in a fluid stream comprising:
a circular plate comprising fluid stream discharge holes and a bearing;
a shaft disposed within the bearing, the shaft comprising detachably connected tear blades that are configured to rotate with the shaft;
an impeller, hydraulically driven by the fluid stream, configured to rotate the shaft;
an internal housing comprising fixed blades,
a body configured to receive the internal housing such that the internal housing is secured to an interior of the body;
wherein the internal housing is formed of a plurality of sections, each section of the plurality of sections being configured to be installed within the body one after another in sequential fashion
the tear blades and the fixed blades are configured to crush junk in the fluid stream; and
wherein the fluid stream discharge holes disposed in the circular plate are configured to filter crushed junk.