Bubble lift system and bubble lift method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9719528
APP PUB NO 20140169989A1
SERIAL NO

14236958

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In a bubble lift system, a pressurized chamber at an upper end portion of a riser pipe applies a pressure to an upper portion inside the riser pipe to suppress an increase in the volume ratio of bubbles to a fluid mixture rising inside the riser pipe in a shallow water region. The upper end of the riser pipe is not opened to the atmosphere but is inserted into the pressurized chamber under a high pressure to thereby prevent expansion of the bubbles and gas. In addition, a deaerator for discharging bubbles separated by a centrifugal force is also provided in a middle portion of the riser pipe in a shallow water region to distribute the bubbles more evenly inside the whole riser pipe. The bubble lift system and a bubble lift method thus provided are efficient and employable even in a deep water region.

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MODEC INCTOKYO 103-0027

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kawase, Masaki Tokyo, JP 9 362
Nakamura, Takuju Tokyo, JP 36 139

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