A pipeline strainer having a body with a straining element therein. A cleaning tool is disposed in the body to dislodge debris from the straining element. The debris may be removed from the body through a debris drain. The cleaning tool comprises a portion within the body and a portion outside of the body. A handle may comprise the portion outside of the body.

A flow management system includes an adjustable compactor configured for attachment to a wall surface of a conduit and being adjustable between an extended configuration and a reference configuration, an electric actuator in fluid communication with the adjustable compactor, and a control module. The control module is configured to control the electric actuator to flow a current to the adjustable compactor to generate an electric field that causes extension of the adjustable compactor for compacting a flow blockage within the conduit to create a channel adjacent the flow blockage and to terminate a flow of the current to remove the electric field at the adjustable compactor to cause the adjustable compactor to return to the reference configuration for opening the channel to a fluid flow within the conduit.

As shown for example in FIG. 5, the strainer 13 has a body 2 that defines a plurality of inlet holes 3 each having a perimeter that is extensible by at least 20%. Each of the inlet holes 3 is in fluid communication with a hollow internal chamber. In use, liquid is sucked through the holes 3, thereby straining out larger contaminants such as rocks and stones, into the hollow internal chamber and then out the outlet. The majority of the strainer 13 is formed from a resilient deformable material that allows opposed sides of the internal chamber to be brought into contact with each other in response to the application of a compressive force. Once the force is no longer being applied, the resilience of the material allows the body 2 to resiliently return to substantially its pre-deformation shape.

As shown for example in FIG. 5, the strainer 13 has a body 2 that defines a plurality of inlet holes 3 each having a perimeter that is extensible by at least 20%. Each of the inlet holes 3 is in fluid communication with a hollow internal chamber. In use, liquid is sucked through the holes 3, thereby straining out larger contaminants such as rocks and stones, into the hollow internal chamber and then out the outlet. The majority of the strainer 13 is formed from a resilient deformable material that allows opposed sides of the internal chamber to be brought into contact with each other in response to the application of a compressive force. Once the force is no longer being applied, the resilience of the material allows the body 2 to resiliently return to substantially its pre-deformation shape.

A strainer (101) for use in fluid piping. The strainer (101) comprises a body (102) for connection to a fluid piping inflow conduit (201) and to a fluid piping outflow conduit (202). The body (102) defines an interior chamber (103), a fluid inlet port (104) and a fluid outlet port (105). The body (102) defines a fluid flow path (106) between the fluid inlet port (104) and the fluid outlet port (105) that extends through the interior chamber (103). The strainer (101) comprises a screen collector (107) that is removably locatable in the body (102), within the fluid flow path (106). The strainer (101) further comprises a permanent magnet collector (102) that is removably locatable in the body (102). The strainer (101) may be used in fluid circuit piping of a heating or a cooling system.

A strainer (101) for use in fluid piping. The strainer (101) comprises a body (102) for connection to a fluid piping inflow conduit (201) and to a fluid piping outflow conduit (202). The body (102) defines an interior chamber (103), a fluid inlet port (104) and a fluid outlet port (105). The body (102) defines a fluid flow path (106) between the fluid inlet port (104) and the fluid outlet port (105) that extends through the interior chamber (103). The strainer (101) comprises a screen collector (107) that is removably locatable in the body (102), within the fluid flow path (106). The strainer (101) further comprises a permanent magnet collector (102) that is removably locatable in the body (102). The strainer (101) may be used in fluid circuit piping of a heating or a cooling system.

A filter for treating a fluid in a piping of a heating and/or cooling system, in particular of domestic and/or industrial type, includes: a main body internally having at least one chamber, a first mouth and a second mouth respectively comprising a first duct and a second duct allowing the fluid to enter and/or exit the at least one chamber, wherein the first mouth has a first longitudinal axis and the second mouth has a second longitudinal axis, in particular the second mouth being positioned on the main body in such a way that its second longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis of the first mouth; a filtering element for treating the fluid, housed at least partially in the chamber, in particular the filtering element having at least one magnetic element adapted to intercept and trap the ferrous impurities that are present in the fluid to be treated.

A filter for treating a fluid in a piping of a heating and/or cooling system, in particular of domestic and/or industrial type, includes: a main body internally having at least one chamber, a first mouth and a second mouth respectively comprising a first duct and a second duct allowing the fluid to enter and/or exit the at least one chamber, wherein the first mouth has a first longitudinal axis and the second mouth has a second longitudinal axis, in particular the second mouth being positioned on the main body in such a way that its second longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis of the first mouth; a filtering element for treating the fluid, housed at least partially in the chamber, in particular the filtering element having at least one magnetic element adapted to intercept and trap the ferrous impurities that are present in the fluid to be treated.

Provided are techniques for operating a pipeline that include: determining, based on observed operational parameters of equipment of an upstream process facility, an indirect quality parameter for processed production fluid output from the process facility and routed into a pipeline; determining, based on characteristics of the processed production fluid output from the facility, a direct quality parameter for the processed fluid; determining a quality parameter for the processed fluid defined as the greater of the indirect and the direct quality parameter for the processed fluid; determining, based on the quality parameter for the processed fluid, a model of the pipeline that includes a cumulative water accumulation of a segment of the pipeline; determining, based on the cumulative water accumulation, a water remediation schedule for the segment; and conducting, in accordance with the schedule, a water remediation operation in the segment of the pipeline.

Provided are techniques for operating a pipeline that include: determining, based on observed operational parameters of equipment of an upstream process facility, an indirect quality parameter for processed production fluid output from the process facility and routed into a pipeline; determining, based on characteristics of the processed production fluid output from the facility, a direct quality parameter for the processed fluid; determining a quality parameter for the processed fluid defined as the greater of the indirect and the direct quality parameter for the processed fluid; determining, based on the quality parameter for the processed fluid, a model of the pipeline that includes a cumulative water accumulation of a segment of the pipeline; determining, based on the cumulative water accumulation, a water remediation schedule for the segment; and conducting, in accordance with the schedule, a water remediation operation in the segment of the pipeline.