TURBULENCE DEVICE TO PREVENT PHASE SEPARATION

摘要

A mixer (20a) for use in a transmission pipeline and a wellbore fluids pipeline having a mixing device. The pipeline extends from a well head to a processing facility. The mixer (20a) perturbs the flow (FL) into a non-laminar state. Mixer embodiments include a body (30a) having a cone shaped leading edge (32) and a hemi-spherical end(34). Other embodiments include a double cone having a series of helical fins on the trailing end of the double cone and fins extending perpendicular to the pipeline axis having a triangular cross section. The fins may be staggered with a mix of vertically and horizontally orientations.