US 12,263,493 B2
Sand separator with ceramic insert
Ryan Thomas Bowley, Calgary (CA)
Assigned to ENERCORP ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS INC., Calgary (CA)
Filed by ENERCORP ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS INC., Calgary (CA)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/479,442.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/083,167, filed on Sep. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0097081 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. B04C 5/18 (2006.01); B01D 45/12 (2006.01); B04C 3/06 (2006.01); B04C 5/04 (2006.01); B04C 5/103 (2006.01); B04C 5/185 (2006.01)
CPC B04C 5/103 (2013.01) [B01D 45/12 (2013.01); B04C 3/06 (2013.01); B04C 5/04 (2013.01); B04C 5/18 (2013.01); B04C 5/185 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sand separator, comprising:
an insert defining a vortical flow chamber therein, wherein the insert comprises a cylindrical portion and a conical portion, and wherein the insert is made at least partially from a ceramic material;
an inlet extending through the insert in the cylindrical portion and configured to introduce a sand-laden fluid into the vortical flow chamber;
a first alignment ring fixed to the insert and located proximal to a top of the insert, and wherein the inlet extends through the first alignment ring;
a first outlet extending through vertically upward from the cylindrical portion and configured to receive a fluid portion of the sand-laden fluid from the vortical flow chamber; and
a second outlet extending vertically downward from the conical portion and configured to receive a sand portion of the sand-laden fluid from the vortical flow chamber.