Fluidization measurement system
AssigneeExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
InventorBilly D. McMillan
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Abstract
A fluidization measurement system for a gas phase reactor containing a fluidized bed includes a measurement probe coupled to a sidewall of the gas phase reactor. The measurement probe includes a support bar penetrating the sidewall and extending into the fluidized bed to a distance of at least 12% of a diameter of the gas phase reactor, and a plurality of sensors arranged along a length of the support bar to obtain measurements of at least one of temperature, pressure, and electrostatic charge at multiple points within the fluidized bed. A base plant control system is in communication with measurement probe to receive and process the measurements to determine real-time physical conditions and flow patterns of the fluidized bed.
Claims20
A fluidization measurement system for a gas phase reactor containing a fluidized bed, comprising:
- a measurement probe coupled to a sidewall of the gas phase reactor and including:
- a support bar penetrating the sidewall and extending into the fluidized bed to a distance of at least 12% of a diameter of the gas phase reactor;
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- a plurality of sensors arranged along a length of the support bar to obtain measurements of at least one of temperature, pressure, and electrostatic charge at multiple points within the fluidized bed;
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- a base plant control system in communication with the measurement probe to receive and process the measurements to determine real-time physical conditions and flow patterns of the fluidized bed.
A measurement probe for a gas phase reactor containing a fluidized bed, comprising:
- a support bar having a length extendable into the fluidized bed to a distance of at least 12% of a diameter of the gas phase reactor when the support bar is coupled to a sidewall of the gas phase reactor;
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- a plurality of sensors arranged along the length of the support bar to obtain measurements of at least one of temperature, pressure, and electrostatic charge at multiple points within the fluidized bed.
A method of monitoring conditions within a gas phase reactor containing a fluidized bed, comprising:
- obtaining measurements of at least one of temperature, pressure, and electrostatic charge at multiple points within the fluidized bed with a measurement probe coupled to a sidewall of the gas phase reactor, the measurement probe including:
- a support bar penetrating the sidewall and extending into the fluidized bed to a distance of at least 12% of a diameter of the gas phase reactor;
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- a plurality of sensors arranged along a length of the support bar to obtain the measurements;
- receiving the measurements at a base plant control system in communication with the measurement probe;
- processing the measurements with the base plant control system to determine real-time physical conditions and flow patterns of the fluidized bed, and,
- undertaking one or more corrective actions based on the real-time physical conditions and flow patterns of the fluidized bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.