Insulation securement system and associated methods

    公开(公告)号:US12031676B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-09

    申请号:US16828723

    申请日:2020-03-24

    IPC分类号: F17C1/12 G21C11/08 G21C13/02

    摘要: Systems and methods for insulating vessels are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosure provides a vessel insulation system (e.g., for use with a reactor or pressure vessel), which includes a floating ring sized to circumscribe a top nozzle of a vessel; a plurality of straps connected to the floating ring, the plurality of straps extending downward from the floating ring and being positioned to run along a length of the outer shell of the vessel; and a plurality of segmented rings positioned to circumscribe the outer shell of the vessel and connected to the plurality of straps. The plurality of segmented rings is configured to support an insulation material circumscribing the outer shell of the vessel, which can provide effective securement of the insulation material around the outer shell without welding components on the vessel to secure the insulation material.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDES (NOx) IN A HEAT GENERATION UNIT USING SOUR WATER STRIPPER VAPOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240115996A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-11

    申请号:US18376117

    申请日:2023-10-03

    IPC分类号: B01D53/56 B01D53/76

    摘要: Methods and systems for reducing NOx in a heat generation unit are provided. A method includes introducing an exhaust gas from a catalytic cracking unit to a combustion zone of a heat generation unit to produce a combusted exhaust gas, wherein the exhaust gas contains two or more of carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, ammonia, and nitrogen oxide. The method further includes introducing a sour water stripper (SWS) vapor stream from a SWS unit to the heat generation unit at a location after the combustion zone and before a heat recovery zone of the heat generation unit. The method also includes allowing the SWS vapor stream to react with the combusted exhaust gas to produce a processed exhaust gas with decreased NOx content as compared to the NOx content when the exhaust gas is processed under similar conditions but without an interaction with the SWS vapor stream.

    ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING CATHODIC PROTECTION OF STRUCTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20240003016A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18369297

    申请日:2023-09-18

    发明人: Ryan Grant Ell

    IPC分类号: C23F13/22 G01N17/04

    CPC分类号: C23F13/22 G01N17/046

    摘要: Assemblies and methods for monitoring the cathodic protection of underground or submerged structures may include a coupon assembly including a conductive test coupon and a reference electrode for determining the voltage potential difference of the protected structure without substantially interrupting surrounding current sources. The reference electrode may be at least partially covered with an electrolytic material in electrical contact with the surrounding environment via a plug including a porous material. A method of installation of the assembly may allow a single technician to install the coupon assembly using a probe rod without extensive on-site excavation. The coupon assembly may be configured to seat securely with the probe rod for stability during installation, and release from the probe rob when the probe rod is separated from the coupon assembly and withdrawn from the ground, leaving the coupon assembly at a preselected depth or preselected distance from the protected structure.

    Methods and assemblies for determining and using standardized spectral responses for calibration of spectroscopic analyzers

    公开(公告)号:US11860069B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-02

    申请号:US17988210

    申请日:2022-11-16

    IPC分类号: G01N21/31 G01J3/28

    摘要: Methods and assemblies may be used for determining and using standardized spectral responses for calibration of spectroscopic analyzers. The methods and assemblies may be used to calibrate or recalibrate a spectroscopic analyzer when the spectroscopic analyzer changes from a first state to a second state, the second state being defined as a period of time after a change to the spectroscopic analyzer causing a need to calibrate or recalibrate the spectroscopic analyzer. The calibration or recalibration may result in the spectroscopic analyzer outputting a standardized spectrum, such that the spectroscopic analyzer outputs a corrected material spectrum for an analyzed material, and defining the standardized spectrum. The corrected material spectrum may include signals indicative of material properties of an analyzed material, the material properties of the material being substantially consistent with material properties of the material output by the spectroscopic analyzer in the first state.

    ELECTRODE WATERING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING CATHODIC MONITORING OF STRUCTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20230407488A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18242046

    申请日:2023-09-05

    发明人: Ryan Grant Ell

    IPC分类号: C23F13/22 G01N17/04

    CPC分类号: C23F13/22 G01N17/046

    摘要: An embodiment of an electrode watering assembly includes a cap having a cap body with a reservoir adjacent to a proximal electrode end of a permanent reference electrode when installed thereon. The cap body may include (i) a distal cap end defining a distal opening configured to be disposed around the proximal electrode end, (ii) a proximal cap end defining a proximal opening, and (iii) an outer wall defining an overflow port therethrough to receive overflow fluid from the reservoir and direct the overflow fluid out of the reservoir. The electrode watering assembly may include a conduit having a distal conduit end configured to be fluidly coupled to the proximal opening and a proximal conduit end configured to be positioned at a cathodic test station. Thus, fluid directed into the proximal conduit end is directed through the conduit and into the reservoir for watering at least the proximal electrode end.