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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1998
Tu Ching Cheng, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Apostolos Georgiou, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Frederick J. Krambeck, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Mobil Oil Corporation, Fairfax, VA (US);
Abstract
A component mapper is provided in connection with a process wherein a fluid stream having multiple physical components is modeled as a plurality of pseudo-components. Each physical component has a boiling point, and each pseudo-component has a pre-defined boiling point and includes all physical components from the fluid stream having approximately the pre-defined boiling point. Each pseudo-component in the model of the fluid stream has a varying pre-defined property and a varying amount. A plurality of sub-pseudo-components are defined for each pseudo-component such that the pseudo-component is replaceable therewith. Each sub-pseudo component has the pre-defined boiling point of the pseudo-component, a pre-defined value for the pre-defined property, and a varying amount. For each pseudo-component, a current value of the pre-defined property and a current amount of the pseudo-component are obtained, and a current amount for each sub-pseudo-component of the pseudo-component is then calculated. The pre-defined value of the pre-defined property and the calculated current amount for each sub-pseudo-component of each pseudo-component are then utilized in a real-time optimization process. In one embodiment of the present invention, the pre-defined property is density, and the amount is percentage weight and percentage volume.