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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Mark A. Greaney, Upper Black Eddy, PA (US);
Glen B. Brons, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Chris A. Wright, Bordentown, NJ (US);
Daniel P. Leta, Flemington, NJ (US);
Mark A. Greaney, Upper Black Eddy, PA (US);
Glen B. Brons, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Chris A. Wright, Bordentown, NJ (US);
Daniel P. Leta, Flemington, NJ (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
Performance of equipment, such as a desalter, in a refinery is monitored in real-time and on-line to minimize fouling of downstream equipment. Using an instrument to measure particles and droplets in-process allows monitoring of the various operations to optimize performance. Such measurement can also be used during crude oil blending to detect asphaltene precipitates that can cause fouling and can be used for monitoring other fouling streams.