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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
May. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
Charles F. Fisher, Conroe, TX (US);
Lee N. Green, Houston, TX (US);
Gregory G. Hendrickson, Kingwood, TX (US);
Thomas A. Lessard, Orange, TX (US);
Kenneth B. Moore, Spring Branch, TX (US);
Daniel W. Peneguy, League City, TX (US);
Assignee:
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23G 7/00 (2006.01); F23G 7/08 (2006.01); F23L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23G 7/085 (2013.01); F23L 7/005 (2013.01); F23G 2207/10 (2013.01); F23G 2207/102 (2013.01); F23G 2207/103 (2013.01); F23G 2207/108 (2013.01); F23G 2207/112 (2013.01); F23G 2207/20 (2013.01); F23G 2209/14 (2013.01); F23G 2900/55011 (2013.01); F23K 2900/05001 (2013.01); F23K 2900/05004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a flare control method and a flare apparatus for automatically controlling, in real-time, the flow of one or more of fuel, steam, and air to a flare. The disclosed embodiments advantageously allow for automated control over a wide spectrum of operating conditions, including emergency operations, and planned operations such as startup and shutdown.