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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Applicants:
Leo D. Brown, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Peter S. Maa, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
William N. Olmstead, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Michael Siskin, Randolph, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Leo D. Brown, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Peter S. Maa, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
William N. Olmstead, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Michael Siskin, Randolph, NJ (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10B 55/10 (2006.01); C10G 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining the source of fouling in petroleum thermal conversion process units. More particularly, the invention distinguishes whether fouling occurs due to feed entrainment of small feed droplets or vapor phase condensation.