Vibration Monitoring System
OwnerFrederic Borah, Anthony Leib, Jr. +2inventors
InventorsFrederic Borah, Anthony Leib, Jr., George Fkiaras, Ruben F. Lah
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a vibration monitoring device and methods for using the same. Specifically, the invention relates to a vibration monitoring device which may be utilized throughout a delayed coker unit operation to ascertain whether the cutting tool is boring, cutting or ramping mode.
Claims47
A device for monitoring a cutting tool in a delayed coker unit operation, comprising:
- a vibration sensor structured to detect when the cutting tool is switched between boring mode and cutting mode;
- an output signal from said vibration sensor;
- and
- a computer system comprising software resident on said computer system structured to receive said output signal and convert the output signal into a usable wave form.
A vibration monitoring device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a transducer coupled at a position in a delayed coker unit operation, the transducer providing an output signal representative of an operational status of a cutting tool;
- a fourier transform, structured to modify the output signal;
- a display structured to indicate the operational status of the cutting tool;
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- a computer system comprising software resident on said computer system structured to receive said output signal and convert the output signal into a usable wave form.
A system for determining a fast fourier transform wave pattern associated with cutting, boring and ramping modes of a cutting tool inside a coke drum comprising:
- a vibration sensor structured to generate data;
- an output signal from said vibration sensor;
- a central processing unit comprising software resident on said central processing unit structured to receive said output signal and convert the output signal into a usable wave form and, a central processing unit structured to identify whether the cutting tool is boring or cutting;
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- a display operatively connected to said central processing unit.
A method of determining status of a cutting tool in a delayed coker operation, comprising:
- mounting a transducer to a position in a delayed coker unit operation to provide an output signal related to an operational status of the cutting tool;
- routing said output signal to at least one network access point;
- transmitting said output signal from said at least one access point to a computer system, wherein software resident on said computer system converts the output signal into a useful wave form;
- determining whether the cutting tool is cutting or boring;
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- displaying the status of the cutting tool in a coke drum.
A device for monitoring a cutting tool in a delayed coker unit operation, comprising:
- a vibration sensor structured to detect when the cutting tool is switched between boring mode and cutting mode comprising an accelerometer wherein the accelerometer provides an output signal;
- at least one network access point structured to receive the output signal from the accelerometer;
- a computer system comprising software resident on said computer system for converting the output signal into a useful wave form;
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- a display apparatus structured to provide information about a status of the cutting tool.
A device for monitoring a cutting tool in a delayed coker unit operation, comprising:
- a vibration sensor structured to detect when the cutting tool is switched between boring mode and cutting mode;
- an output signal from said vibration sensor;
- and
- a computer system comprising software structured to convert the output signal into a signature associated with a mechanical status of the cutting tool.
A device for monitoring a delayed coker unit operation, comprising:
- a vibration sensor structured;
- an output signal from said vibration sensor;
- and
- a computer system comprising software structured to convert the output signal into a signature associated with a mechanical status of the cutting tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.