Technology and Products

Low shear process solutions

Typhonix delivers low shear valves, pumps and other process equipment for a cleaner and more cost effective production. Experiences from fields tells us that shear forces break oil or water droplets and creates more or less stable emulsions in petroleum flows. This has a negative impact on oil/water separation as well as on transportation.

Generally, research and development on separation of oil and water and produced water treatment has been focusing on how to repair the problems of unwanted oil/water mixing caused by upstream process equipment. In contrast, Typhonix’ approach is to remedy the source of the mixing problem.

Through the development of our low shear valve technology, Typhonix has developed knowledge and expertise on fluid mechanics, shear forces, turbulence, and emulsions in petroleum flows. We have studied, through experiments and modelling, the mechanisms involved and the consequences for oil and water qualities. We know how to reduce or remove the negative effects in the petroleum process. This knowledge is not only applicable to chokes and control valves, but also to pumps and other process equipment.

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Typhoon Valve Systems

The Typhoon^® Valve System is a cost-efficient way to debottleneck separation and produced water treatment systems, greatly improving separation efficiency without adding additional equipment or expensive separator modifications.

Low Shear Typhoon Valve Systems

Low Shear Pumps

Typhonix low shear centrifugal pumps use turbulence in a more constructive way, reducing droplet breakup and growing droplets in a produced water stream, while pumping.

Low Shear Pumps

Polymer Flooding Valves

There is a large potential for cost reductions by optimizing the polymer injection system, without compromising footprint or flexibility. Typhonix Polymer Flooding Valves are compact and flexible valves, which maintain the viscosity of the polymer solution during injection.

Low Shear Polymer Flooding Valves

Optimization Studies

To assist in achieving a cleaner, safer and more cost-efficient oil production worldwide, Typhonix offers facility assessments to map the potential for debottlenecking through low shear processing.

Low Shear Optimization Studies

Learn more about low shear

In this section you will find some more information on different aspects of low shear. The main philosophy of low shear production is to instead of challenging the effects focus on the causes to separation problems.

Learn more about low shear

Typhonix TEST CENTER

The Typhonix Test Center provides the industry opportunity of live testing of process equipment under realistic conditions. Ever since establishment of Typhonix in 2006 flow loop testing has been of vital importance for development of our technologies.

Typhonix Test Center