Patents by Inventor Robert Petrus Van Bakel
Robert Petrus Van Bakel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9551526Abstract: A refining system for refining a feed gas (10) includes a first and a second component, the first component having a lower dew point temperature than the second component; the refining system including:—an input section (105) for input of the feed gas including a dehydration unit for dehydrating the feed gas, capable of obtaining a water dew point between ?45 and ?65° C.;—a pre-cooling section (110) coupled to the input section for receiving the dehydrated feed gas;—a fractionation section (115) coupled to the pre-cooling section for receiving the pre-cooled stream;—an expansion cooling and separation section (120) coupled to the fractionation section for receiving the fractionated gas, including a cyclonic separator device (240); the expansion cooling and separation section having an reflux conduit coupled to the fractionation section for reflux (24) of liquid enriched with the second component to the fractionation section.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2011Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: TWISTER B.V.Inventors: Marco Betting, Robert Petrus Van Bakel, Cornelis Antonie Tjeenk Willink, Santosh Shettar
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Patent number: 9500404Abstract: A method for removing hydrogen sulphide (H2S) from a natural gas stream comprising methane (CH4) and H2S comprises: —cooling the natural gas stream in a heat exchanger assembly (13,16,18); —feeding at least part of the cooled natural gas stream through a feed conduit (19,21) into a cyclonic expansion and separation device (1) in which the cooled natural gas stream is expanded in a nozzle (4) and thereby further cooled to a temperature and pressure below the dew point of H2S and is separated by inducing the cooled natural gas stream to swirl in a tubular separation chamber (9) thereby inducing centrifugal forces to separate the cooled natural gas stream into a cooled low density fluid fraction, which is H2S depleted and methane enriched, and a cooled high density fluid fraction, which is H2S enriched and methane depleted; —feeding the cooled low density fluid fraction to a product gas conduit (33) which is connected to the heat exchanger assembly (14) for cooling the natural gas stream fed to the cyclonic expaType: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: TWISTER B.V.Inventors: Marco Betting, Cornelis Antonie Tjeenk Willink, Robert Petrus Van Bakel
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Patent number: 9034082Abstract: The invention relates to a cyclonic fluid separator comprising a throat portion (4) which is arranged between a converging fluid inlet section and a diverging fluid outlet section. The cyclonic fluid separator is arranged to facilitate a cyclonic flow through the converging fluid inlet section and the throat portion towards the diverging fluid outlet section in a downstream direction. The diverging fluid outlet section comprises an inner primary outlet conduit (7) for condensable depleted fluid components and an outer secondary outlet conduit (6) for condensable enriched fluid components. The cyclonic fluid separator comprises a further outer secondary outlet conduit (16). The outer secondary outlet conduit (6) is positioned on a first position along a central axis (I) of the cyclonic fluid separator and the further outer secondary outlet conduit (16) is positioned on a second position along the central axis (I) of the cyclonic fluid separator.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Twister B.V.Inventors: Marco Betting, Cornelis Antonie Tjeenk Willink, Robert Petrus van Bakel
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Patent number: 8915990Abstract: A refining system for refining a feed gas comprising hydrocarbons and hydrogen sulfide having a first concentration of hydrogen sulfide including a first part for producing a stream of a first processed feed gas, and a second part for producing a second stream of a second processed feed gas from the stream of the first processed feed gas using a separation process for H2S removal.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Twister B.V.Inventors: Marco Betting, Robert Petrus van Bakel, Cornelis Antonie Tjeenk Willink
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Publication number: 20130192296Abstract: A refining system for refining a feed gas (10) includes a first and a second component, the first component having a lower dew point temperature than the second component; the refining system including:—an input section (105) for input of the feed gas including a dehydration unit for dehydrating the feed gas, capable of obtaining a water dew point between ?45 and ?65° C.;—a pre-cooling section (110) coupled to the input section for receiving the dehydrated feed gas;—a fractionation section (115) coupled to the pre-cooling section for receiving the pre-cooled stream;—an expansion cooling and separation section (120) coupled to the fractionation section for receiving the fractionated gas, including a cyclonic separator device (240); the expansion cooling and separation section having an reflux conduit coupled to the fractionation section for reflux (24) of liquid enriched with the second component to the fractionation section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: TWISTER B.V.Inventors: Marco Betting, Robert Petrus Van Bakel, Cornelis Antonie Tjeenk Willink, Santosh Shettar
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Publication number: 20120024690Abstract: The invention relates to a cyclonic fluid separator comprising a throat portion (4) which is arranged between a converging fluid inlet section and a diverging fluid outlet section. The cyclonic fluid separator is arranged to facilitate a cyclonic flow through the converging fluid inlet section and the throat portion towards the diverging fluid outlet section in a downstream direction. The diverging fluid outlet section comprises an inner primary outlet conduit (7) for condensable depleted fluid components and an outer secondary outlet conduit (6) for condensable enriched fluid components. The cyclonic fluid separator comprises a further outer secondary outlet conduit (16). The outer secondary outlet conduit (6) is positioned on a first position along a central axis (I) of the cyclonic fluid separator and the further outer secondary outlet conduit (16) is positioned on a second position along the central axis (I) of the cyclonic fluid separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2009Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: TWISTER B.V.Inventors: Marco Betting, Cornelis Antonie Tjeenk Willink, Robert Petrus van Bakel
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Publication number: 20110185633Abstract: A refining system for refining a feed gas comprising hydrocarbons and hydrogen sulfide having a first concentration of hydrogen sulfide includes a first part for producing a stream of a first processed feed gas, a second part for producing a second stream of a second processed feed gas from the stream of the first processed feed gas using a separation process for H2S removal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: TWISTER B.V.Inventors: Marco Betting, Robert Petrus van Bakel, Cornelis Antonie Tjeenk Willink
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Publication number: 20110036122Abstract: A method for removing hydrogen sulphide (H2S) from a natural gas stream comprising methane (CH4) and H2S comprises:—cooling the natural gas stream in a heat exchanger assembly (13,16,18);—feeding at least part of the cooled natural gas stream through a feed conduit (19,21) into a cyclonic expansion and separation device (1) in which the cooled natural gas stream is expanded in a nozzle (4) and thereby further cooled to a temperature and pressure below the dew point of H2S and is separated by inducing the cooled natural gas stream to swirl in a tubular separation chamber (9) thereby inducing centrifugal forces to separate the cooled natural gas stream into a cooled low density fluid fraction, which is H2S depleted and methane enriched, and a cooled high density fluid fraction, which is H2S enriched and methane depleted;—feeding the cooled low density fluid fraction to a product gas conduit (33) which is connected to the heat exchanger assembly (14) for cooling the natural gas stream fed to the cyclonic expansiType: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: TWISTER B.V.Inventors: Marco Betting, Cornelis Antonie Tjeenk Willink, Robert Petrus Van Bakel