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US 10,376,854 B2Granted
Solution making system and method
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsClay Hildreth, Michael Hoerle, Scott Aksamit
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Abstract
A solution making system and apparatus are described. The solution maker mixes a chemical or slurry with a solvent to a desired concentration. The concentration of the solution is monitored by one or more methods. Based upon this measurement, the concentration of the solution may be adjusted.
Claims14
A solution making system for making a desired quantity of a first mixture comprising a first liquid and one or more additives of desired concentrations comprising:
- a first inlet configured to receive the first liquid from a first liquid container;
- one or more additive inlets configured to receive the one or more additives, respectively;
- a first outlet configured to output the first mixture of the first liquid received from the first inlet and the one or more additives received from the one or more additive inlets;
- and
- a first processor configured to:
- receive a signal from a first flow measurement system associated with the first inlet to determine an amount of the first liquid received by the first inlet;
- receive a signal from a sensor associated with the first liquid container and determine an amount of the first liquid available in the first liquid container;
- for each of the one or more additives:
- receive a signal from a flow measurement system associated with the corresponding additive inlet to determine an amount of the additive received by the corresponding additive inlet;
- and
- receive a signal from a sensor associated with the corresponding additive container to determine an amount of additive available in the additive container;
- determine a first amount of the first liquid and required amount of each of the one or more additives for preparing the first mixture of the desired concentrations and the desired quantity, respectively;
- determine whether
- (a) the amount of the first liquid available is less than the first amount, or
- (b) any of the amounts of the one or more additives available is less than the corresponding required amount;
- if any answer to questions (a)-(b) is positive, the first processor sends a first alarm signal;
- and
- if answers to questions (a)-(b) are both negative, the first processor is configured to control the system to:
- receive the first amount of the first liquid from the first inlet,
- for each of the one or more additives, receive the corresponding required amount of the additive from the corresponding additive inlet, respectively, and
- output the first mixture of the received first liquid and the one or more additives.
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