Abstract: A system for providing supplemental or auxiliary heat to a crude oil separator is provided. The system includes a primary circuit carrying a fluid heated by a solar panel and a secondary circuit carrying a fluid heated by heat exchangers engaged with the primary circuit. The secondary circuit includes heat exchangers engaging the separator to provide auxiliary heat. The system may also include a source of off-grid electrical energy, such as a wind turbine and/or photoelectric cell.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 25, 2013
Date of Patent:
July 19, 2016
Assignee:
Industrial Solar Heating Systems, LLC
Inventors:
Wallace Bruce, Richard Chacon, Mark Ray