US3230154A
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Feed flow rate control in a plural separation system
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1961-11-14
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1981-11-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry L Walker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 05:53
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D3/00; B01D3/42; B01D3/4211; B01D3/4233; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S203/00; Y10S203/19; Y10T; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
THE METHOD OF SEPARATING A MULTI-COMPONENT FLUID MIXTURE WHICH COMPRISES PASSING SAID MIXTURE TO A FIRST SEPARATION ZONE, SEPARATING SAID MIXTURE IN SAID FIRST ZONE TO PRODUCE A FIRST STREAM COMPRISING A FIRST GROUP OF SAID COMPONENTS AND A SECOND STREAM COMPRISING A SECOND GROUP OF SAID COMPONENTS, PASSING SAID FIRST GROUP TO A SECOND SEPARATION ZONE, SEPARATING SAID FIRST GROUP IN SAID SECOND ZONE TO PRODUCE A THIRD STREAM COMPRISING A THIRD GROUP OF SAID COMPONENTS AND A FOURTH GROUP OF SAID COMPONENTS, ANALYZING SAID MIXTURE TO DETERMINE THE PROPORTION OF COMPONENTS THEREIN, PASSING THE RESULTS OF SAID ANALYZING TO A COMPUTING ZONER AND IN SAID COMPUTING ZONE COMPUTING IN RESPONSE TO SAID ANALYZING AND TO KNOWN SEPARATIONAL MAXIMUM THROUGHOUT CAPACITY LIMITATIONS OF SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND SEPARATION ZONES WHICH OF SAID ZONES IS AT THE TIME OF SAID ANALYZING LIMITING THE SEPARATING AS DETERMINED BY ITS MAXIMUM THROUGHOUT CAPACITY, AND CONTROLLING IN RESPONSE TO SAID COMPUTING THE RATE OF PASSING SAID MIXTURE TO SAID FIRST SEPARATION ZONE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
170 words
THE METHOD OF SEPARATING A MULTI-COMPONENT FLUID MIXTURE WHICH COMPRISES PASSING SAID MIXTURE TO A FIRST SEPARATION ZONE, SEPARATING SAID MIXTURE IN SAID FIRST ZONE TO PRODUCE A FIRST STREAM COMPRISING A FIRST GROUP OF SAID COMPONENTS AND A SECOND STREAM COMPRISING A SECOND GROUP OF SAID COMPONENTS, PASSING SAID FIRST GROUP TO A SECOND SEPARATION ZONE, SEPARATING SAID FIRST GROUP IN SAID SECOND ZONE TO PRODUCE A THIRD STREAM COMPRISING A THIRD GROUP OF SAID COMPONENTS AND A FOURTH GROUP OF SAID COMPONENTS, ANALYZING SAID MIXTURE TO DETERMINE THE PROPORTION OF COMPONENTS THEREIN, PASSING THE RESULTS OF SAID ANALYZING TO A COMPUTING ZONER AND IN SAID COMPUTING ZONE COMPUTING IN RESPONSE TO SAID ANALYZING AND TO KNOWN SEPARATIONAL MAXIMUM THROUGHOUT CAPACITY LIMITATIONS OF SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND SEPARATION ZONES WHICH OF SAID ZONES IS AT THE TIME OF SAID ANALYZING LIMITING THE SEPARATING AS DETERMINED BY ITS MAXIMUM THROUGHOUT CAPACITY, AND CONTROLLING IN RESPONSE TO SAID COMPUTING THE RATE OF PASSING SAID MIXTURE TO SAID FIRST SEPARATION ZONE.
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