Abstract:
A FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION COLUMN OPERATING AS A GASOLINE SPLITTER IS CONTROLLED BY MEASURING THE OCTANE NUMBER OF THE COLUMN OVERHEAD FRACTION AND ADJUSTING THE REFLUX TO THE COLUMN IN RESPONSE TO THE OCTANE NUMBER. THE OCTANE MEASUREMENT IS EFFECTED BY AN ANALYZER COMPRISING A STABILIZED COOL FLAME GENERATOR WITH SERVO-POSITIONED FLAME FRONT WHICH PROVIDES A REAL TIME OUTPUT SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF SAMPLE OCTANE NUMBER.
Abstract:
An improved control system for adjusting and controlling reaction zone severity in a continuous flow hydrocarbon conversion process, wherein a hydrocarbon charge stock is passed through a reaction zone at conversion conditions comprising elevated temperature and pressure, and the resulting product effluent is separated into a vapor phase and into a liquid phase comprising gasoline boiling range hydrocarbon constituents. A sample of liquid phase effluent is continuously passed without intervening depressurization from the phase separator into a hydrocarbon analyzer which measures the octane number of the liquid phase sample. The octane measurement is effected by an analyzer comprising a stabilized cool flame generator with a servo-positioned flame front which provides a real time output signal indicative of sample octane number. The analyzer output signal is received by a computer which is operatively responsive to said analyzer output signal, and which develops a computer output signal which is a function of sample octane number and severity of conversion conditions within the reaction zone. The control system provides improved operation in a hydrocarbon conversion process comprising a plurality of conversion zones whereby conversion conditions within each zone may be independently adjusted in a manner sufficient to maintain the octane number of the separator liquid phase at a constant predetermined level.
Abstract:
A FRACTIONAL DISTILL ATION COLUMN OPERATION AS A GASOLINE STABILIZER OR SPLITTER IS CONTROLLED BY MEASURING THE OCTANE NUMBER OF THE COLUMN BOTTOMS AND ADJUSTING THE HEAT INPUT TO THE COLUMN IN RESPONSE TI THE OCTANE NUMBER. THE OCTANE MEASUREMENT IS EFFECTED BY THE ANALYZER COMPRISING A STABILIZED COOL FLAME GENERATOR WITH SERVO-POSITIONED FLAME FRONT WHICH PROVIDES A REAL TIME OUTPUT SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF SAMPLE OCTANE NUMBER.