EP 1257614 A1 20021120 - PETROLEUM DISTILLATION METHOD AND SYSTEM
Title (en)
PETROLEUM DISTILLATION METHOD AND SYSTEM
Title (de)
PETROLEUM DESTILLATIONSVERFAHREN UND SYSTEM
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE DISTILLATION DE PETROLE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0101049 W 20010112
- US 17634200 P 20000114
- US 17876200 P 20000128
- US 53198900 A 20000320
- US 63343900 A 20000807
- US 63361200 A 20000807
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0151588A1] In a distillation control system, a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) sensor identifies the composition of petroleum distillates from a distillation tower, and preferably also identifies the composition of the input feed method. This information is processed to obtain estimates of values of selected properties of the distillates and the feed. These values are provided to a multivariate controller, together with a setpoint of desired quality factors selected on the basis of competitive market forces, environmental regulations and economic factors including feed and product prices and operating cost. On the basis of the NMR measured values of selected quality properties, the multivariate controller generates values of manipulated operating variables that, when applied to the distillation system, adjust the distillation operation to reduce differences between the controlled variables and their respective setpoints. The ultimate values of the operating variables are determined, preferably in conjunction with an optimizer so that product qualities are maintained and the tower is operated in an economically optimum manner subject to specific characteristics of the refinery.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B01J 19/00 (2006.01); C10G 7/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B01J 19/0006 (2013.01); B01J 19/0033 (2013.01); C10G 7/12 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00168 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00186 (2013.01); G01N 24/08 (2013.01); G01N 24/085 (2013.01); G01R 33/4625 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0151588A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0151588 A1 20010719; WO 0151588 A8 20011101; AU 2940801 A 20010724; AU 3091901 A 20010724; CA 2397555 A1 20010719; CA 2397566 A1 20010719; CN 1422324 A 20030604; CN 1427877 A 20030702; EP 1254197 A1 20021106; EP 1257614 A1 20021120; WO 0151589 A1 20010719; WO 0151589 A8 20020221
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0101049 W 20010112; AU 2940801 A 20010112; AU 3091901 A 20010112; CA 2397555 A 20010112; CA 2397566 A 20010112; CN 01806551 A 20010112; CN 01806559 A 20010112; EP 01903049 A 20010112; EP 01942374 A 20010112; US 0101068 W 20010112