Forecasting the progress of coking and fouling for improved production planning in chemical production plants

US12286597B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Simeon Sauer · Heidelberg, DE
• Daniel Keck · Cincinnati, US
• Eric Jenne · Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE
• Alexander BADINSKI · Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE
• Miriam Angela Anna Hahkala · Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE
• Bart BLANKERS · Ekeren, BE
• Hendrik DE WINNE · Neustadt, DE
• Britta Carolin Buck · Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 27, 2020
• Grant date: Apr 29, 2025
• Expiry date: Jun 28, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2119/22
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

In order to predict the future evolution of a health-state of an equipment and/or a processing unit of a chemical production plant, e.g., a steam cracker, a computer-implemented method is provided, which builds a data-driven model for the future key performance indicator based on the key performance indicator of today, the processing condition of today, and the processing condition over a prediction horizon.