US5000924A
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Autoacceleration control for exothermic reactors
Assignee: Elsag International BV
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Filing: 1989-01-31
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Granted: 1991-03-19
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Expires: 2009-01-31
Abstract
Abstract An autoacceleration control for a catalytic hydrocracker wherein, by means of a model of the reactor, there is generated a signel predicting the reaction temperature and means under the control of the signal adjusting the rate of application of a corrective agent to thereby inhibit auto acceleration of the hydrocracker.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert M. Cygnarowicz
- 👤 Joseph G. Patella
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:12
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/0006; B01J19/002; C; C10; C10G; C10G47/00; C10G47/36; B01J2208/00; B01J2208/00008; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S208/00; Y10S208/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
An apparatus for autoacceleration control for an exothermic reactor, comprising: means for sensing feed stock temperature entering the exothermic reactor and establishing a signal indicative thereof; means for comparing said feed stock temperature signal with a predetermined temperature signal, said comparing means being in communication with said feed stock temperature sensing means; means for generating a signal predicting a first catalyst bed outlet temperature; means for receiving said first catalyst bed outlet temperature signal and establishing an output signal representative of a difference of the feed stock temperature and the first catalyst bed outlet temperature; and means for controlling rate of fuel flow to a preheater responsive to changes in said output signal for inhibiting the exothermic process from producing excessive reaction rates with an increase in temperature.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
128 words
An apparatus for autoacceleration control for an exothermic reactor, comprising: means for sensing feed stock temperature entering the exothermic reactor and establishing a signal indicative thereof; means for comparing said feed stock temperature signal with a predetermined temperature signal, said comparing means being in communication with said feed stock temperature sensing means; means for generating a signal predicting a first catalyst bed outlet temperature; means for receiving said first catalyst bed outlet temperature signal and establishing an output signal representative of a difference of the feed stock temperature and the first catalyst bed outlet temperature; and means for controlling rate of fuel flow to a preheater responsive to changes in said output signal for inhibiting the exothermic process from producing excessive reaction rates with an increase in temperature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
120 words
An apparatus for autoacceleration control, as defined in claim 1, further comprising: means for sensing a second catalyst bed inlet temperature and establishing a signal indicative thereof; means for comparing said second catalyst bed inlet temperature signal with a predetermined second catalyst bed inlet temperature signal, said comparing means being in communication with said second catayst bed sensing means; means for generating a signal predicting a second catalyst bed outlet temperature; means for receiving said second catalyst bed outlet temperature signal and establishing a second output signal representative of a difference of the second catalyst bed inlet and outlet temperatures; and means for controlling rate of coolant flow to a quench zone responsive to changes in said second output signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus for autoacceleration control, as defined in claim 2, wherein said means for controlling rate of fuel flow adjusts the temperature of the feed stock discharged into the reactor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
80 words
An apparatus for autoacceleration control, as defined in claim 1, wherein said signal generating means provides a reaction rate for a second continuous stirred tank reactor as determined by the equation: ##EQU6## where r 2 =reaction rate a=catalyst activity h=feed reactivity k 1 =reaction rate constant, bed P=reactor pressure m 1 =mass fraction of catalyst in bed N 1 =number of continuous stirred tank reactors in bed Ea=activation energy R=gas constant T 2 =temperature of second continuous stirred tank reactor
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for autoacceleration control, as defined in claim 4, wherein said signal generating means further provides an updated temperature of the second continuous stirred tank reaction as determined by the equation: T.sub.2 =T.sub.A +f.sub.1 r.sub.2 Hrxn/(F.sub.A,O,Co+F.sub.A,H C.sub.H) where T A =temperature of the first continuous stirred tank reactor f 1 =fraction of reaction heat as sensible heat H rxn =heat of reaction F A ,O =hydrocarbon flow to second continuous stirred tank reactor C O =hydrocarbon heat capacity F A ,H =hydrogen flow to second continuous stirred tank reactor C H =hydrogen heat capacity
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus for autoacceleration control, as defined in claim 5, wherein the calculated reaction rate is used to update the temperature of the second continuous stirred tank reactor.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for autoacceleration control for an exothermic reactor, comprising the steps of: sensing feed stock temperature and establishing a signal indicative thereof; comparing the feed stock temperature signal with a predetermined temperature signal; calculating a predicted first catalyst bed outlet temperature and establishing a signal indicative thereof; transmitting the first catalyst bed outlet temperature signal to a function generator for establishing an output signal representative of a difference of the feed stock temperature and the first catalyst bed outlet temperature; and controlling rate of fuel flow to a preheater in accordance with changes in the output signal for inhibiting the exothermic process from producing excessive reaction rates with an increase in temperature.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for autoacceleration control for an exothermic reactor, comprising the steps of: sensing feed stock temperature and establishing a signal indicative thereof; comparing the feed stock temperature signal with a predetermined temperature signal; calculating a predicted first catalyst bed outlet temperature and establishing a signal indicative thereof; transmitting the first catalyst bed outlet temperature signal to a function generator for establishing an output signal representative of a difference of the feed stock temperature and the first catalyst bed outlet temperature; and controlling rate of fuel flow to a preheater in accordance with changes in the output signal for inhibiting the exothermic process from producing excessive reaction rates with an increase in temperature.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
125 words
A method for autoacceleration control, as defined in claim 7, further comprising the steps of: sensing a second catalyst bed inlet temperature and establishing a signal indicative thereof; comparing the second catalyst bed inlet temperature signal with a predetermined second catalyst bed inlet temperature signal; calculating a predicted second catalyst bed outlet temperature and establishing a signal indicative thereof; transmitting the second catalyst bed outlet temperature signal to a function generator for establishing a second output signal representative of a difference of the second catalyst bed inlet and outlet temperatures; and controlling the rate of coolant flow to a quench zone in accordance with changes in the second output signal for inhibiting the exothermic process from producing excessive reaction rates with an increase in temperature.
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