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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
May. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Arkema Inc., King of Prussia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Michael S. DeCourcy, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Kishlay Tripathy, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Arkema Inc., King of Prussia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 27/00 (2006.01); F28D 7/16 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 27/00 (2013.01); F28D 7/16 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0054 (2013.01); F28F 2200/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Shell-and-tube devices typically require regular maintenance. Described herein is an automated method for tracking the status of individual tubes during maintenance activities and recording status data for review and analysis. Status data may optionally be reported in real-time summary format and/or used to predict time-to-completion. The method minimizes omission errors and helps to reduce the expense of performing maintenance activities in shell-and-tube devices, including shell-and-tube reactors and heat exchangers.