Method to optimize run lengths and product quality in coking processes and system for performing the same
US9354183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/08
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
System to detect coking in at least one component of refinery equipment is provided. The system includes a fiber optic assembly having at least one optical fiber operably coupled with the component, the fiber optic assembly further including a light source to transmit light having a known parameter through the optical fiber and a receiver to receive the light from the optical fiber, and a processor in communication with the fiber optic assembly to identify a shift in the parameter received by the receiver, the shift corresponding to an operating characteristic of the component. Method also provided for detecting coking using the system to detect coking disclosed herein.
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