QS Energy, Inc. announced that it has been asked to expand its product line by developing a high volume AOT (Applied Oil Technology) viscosity reduction pressure vessel called the AOT-XL to improve flow efficiency within an existing crude oil offloading marine terminal. The solution was to design the AOT-XL, a customized system capable of handling extreme flow rates while substantially reducing the complexity of installation and footprint necessary to position the system as requested. This collaborative project involves a trial assessment and then full and potentially customer sponsored final engineering of the AOT-XL. This specially configured, high volume AOT system was designed upon request by the management team of a trusted, long-term collaborative partner within the midstream sector of the domestic energy industry. Intended for very high volume pipeline environments, the AOT-XL will be fabricated to meet a target of 25,000 barrels per hour capacity (600,000 bpd). Initial laboratory tests of the efficacy of AOT functionality on one of the customer's crude oil samples at Temple University has also shown favorable results. The standard AOT design is comprised of an ASME VIII 1440 psi rated vessel, measuring approximately 7 feet long by 7 feet, six inches wide by 30 feet in height and weighing 33,000 lbs. Each unit is equipped with a 36-inch ID pressure vessel and 20-inch flanges and is rated for a flow capacity of over 6,000 bbl/hr. The new AOT-XL design will use a skid that can be designed as small as approximately 9 feet long by 9 feet wide and is 36 feet or greater in height and weighs 52,000 lbs.