Particularly, the knitted wire fluid / gas energy absorber and fines
discriminator is designed to provide significantly, enhanced
erosion resistance and durability through absorbing energy from fluid moving at elevated and erosive velocities through an
energy absorbing and flexible structure, providing also a tortuous path for the fluid / gas, thereby, reducing the risk of sand production and sub
terrain erosion damage to tubulars. The wire used for the knitted wire fluid / gas energy absorber and fines
discriminator may be made from a range of different materials which possess the desired combination of properties required for this process, and lend themselves to knitting, may be compressed, exhibit desired
mechanical strength and flex. Such materials may be: Stainless steel of various grades, metallic alloys of various kinds, (
zinc,
copper etc), wire made of various fibers such as
Kevlar,
Aramid and a range of other suitable materials.