Device and method for operating a rotary vessel
AssigneeIndustrial Process Systems, Inc.
InventorsLuis J Tello, Michael J Atwell
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Abstract
A method and a system for operating a rotary vessel, rotated by a tire riding on trunnions, which monitors the position of the tire relative to the upper and lower thrust bearings and the temperature of the upper and lower thrust bearings and provides an output that alerts an operator when corrective action should be taken.
Claims28
A method for operating a rotary vessel having a tire riding on trunnions, and including upper and lower thrust bearings adjacent to the tire, comprising the steps of:
- providing sensors to monitor the temperatures of the upper and lower thrust bearings;
- comparing sensed temperatures of the upper and lower thrust bearings;
- and
- providing an output to an operator to indicate when the difference between those temperatures exceeds a desired amount.
A system for operating a rotary vessel having a tire riding on trunnions, and including upper and lower thrust bearings adjacent to the tire, the system comprising:
- a set of sensors configured to monitor the temperatures of the upper and lower thrust bearings;
- and
- a local processing unit in electrical communication with the set of temperature sensors to receive signals representing a set of performance data, the local processing unit comprising a processor and a memory, the memory adapted to store a set of instructions for execution by the processor, the set of instructions including instructions, when executed by the processor, adapted to compare sensed temperatures of the upper and lower thrust bearings;
- wherein the local processing unit is further adapted to generate and transmit a signal indicating when the difference between the sensed temperatures exceeds a desired amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.