BITUMEN FROTH TREATMENT SETTLER FEED DISTRIBUTOR

摘要

A feed distributor for a settler is provided, the settler effective for separating a solvent-diluted bitumen froth into a water/solids stream and a hydrocarbon stream, the feed distributor comprising: an inlet conduit effective to route bitumen froth into the settler; and an essentially horizontal plate attached to a lower extremity of the inlet conduit and wherein the inlet conduit defines openings through which the solvent-diluted bitumen froth can pass from inside the inlet conduit to a volume above the essentially horizontal plate.