Methods and systems for in-line mixing of hydrocarbon liquids

    公开(公告)号:US12128369B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US18244426

    申请日:2023-09-11

    发明人: Kyle E. Miller

    摘要: Methods and systems of admixing hydrocarbon liquids from a plurality of tanks into a single pipeline thereof. The system may include two or more tanks positioned at a tank farm each containing a hydrocarbon liquid therein. The system may include two or more first main pipes, each connected to one of the tanks. The system may include two or more main valves, each connected to one of the first main pipes. The system may include two or more second main pipes each connected to a corresponding main valve. The system may include two or more mixing jumpers, each connected to a corresponding first main pipe, each mixing jumper to, when a corresponding main valve is closed, control hydrocarbon liquid. The system may include a mixing pipe, connected to the second main pipes and the mixing jumpers, configured to transport hydrocarbon liquid from one or more of the tanks.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SPILLBACK CONTROL OF IN-LINE MIXING OF HYDROCARBON LIQUIDS

    公开(公告)号:US20230347303A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US18219280

    申请日:2023-07-07

    发明人: Kyle E. Miller

    IPC分类号: B01F23/40 B01F25/53 B01F35/83

    摘要: Methods and systems of admixing hydrocarbon liquids from two or more sets of tanks into a single pipeline to provide in-line mixing thereof. In an embodiment of the in-line mixing system, hydrocarbon liquids stored in at least one tank of each of two or more sets of tanks positioned at a tank farm are blended into a blend flow pipe via in-line mixing and the blended mixture is pumped through a single pipeline. In one or more embodiments, the in-line mixing system employs a separate spillback or recirculation loop that is fluidly connected to each set of the two or more sets of tanks to control the flow of the hydrocarbon fluid/liquid from each set of tanks to the blend flow pipe. Associated methods of operating one or more embodiments of the system include regulation of spillback or recirculation loop flow rate and/or pressure to drive the actual blend ratio towards a desired blend ratio.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SPILLBACK CONTROL OF IN-LINE MIXING OF HYDROCARBON LIQUIDS

    公开(公告)号:US20240269626A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18648536

    申请日:2024-04-29

    发明人: Kyle E. Miller

    摘要: Methods and systems of admixing hydrocarbon liquids from two or more sets of tanks into a single pipeline to provide in-line mixing thereof. In an embodiment of the in-line mixing system, hydrocarbon liquids stored in at least one tank of each of two or more sets of tanks positioned at a tank farm are blended into a blend flow pipe via in-line mixing and the blended mixture is pumped through a single pipeline. In one or more embodiments, the in-line mixing system employs a separate spillback or recirculation loop that is fluidly connected to each set of the two or more sets of tanks to control the flow of the hydrocarbon fluid/liquid from each set of tanks to the blend flow pipe. Associated methods of operating one or more embodiments of the system include regulation of spillback or recirculation loop flow rate and/or pressure to drive the actual blend ratio towards a desired blend ratio.

    Methods and systems for spillback control of in-line mixing of hydrocarbon liquids

    公开(公告)号:US12011697B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-18

    申请号:US18219280

    申请日:2023-07-07

    发明人: Kyle E. Miller

    摘要: Methods and systems of admixing hydrocarbon liquids from two or more sets of tanks into a single pipeline to provide in-line mixing thereof. In an embodiment of the in-line mixing system, hydrocarbon liquids stored in at least one tank of each of two or more sets of tanks positioned at a tank farm are blended into a blend flow pipe via in-line mixing and the blended mixture is pumped through a single pipeline. In one or more embodiments, the in-line mixing system employs a separate spillback or recirculation loop that is fluidly connected to each set of the two or more sets of tanks to control the flow of the hydrocarbon fluid/liquid from each set of tanks to the blend flow pipe. Associated methods of operating one or more embodiments of the system include regulation of spillback or recirculation loop flow rate and/or pressure to drive the actual blend ratio towards a desired blend ratio.

    Methods and systems for in-line mixing of hydrocarbon liquids

    公开(公告)号:US11794153B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-24

    申请号:US17894605

    申请日:2022-08-24

    发明人: Kyle E. Miller

    摘要: Methods and systems of admixing hydrocarbon liquids from a plurality of tanks into a single pipeline thereof. The system may include two or more tanks positioned at a tank farm each containing a hydrocarbon liquid therein. The system may include two or more first main pipes, each connected to one of the tanks. The system may include two or more main valves, each connected to one of the first main pipes. The system may include two or more second main pipes each connected to a corresponding main valve. The system may include two or more mixing jumpers, each connected to a corresponding first main pipe, each mixing jumper to, when a corresponding main valve is closed, control hydrocarbon liquid. The system may include a mixing pipe, connected to the second main pipes and the mixing jumpers, configured to transport hydrocarbon liquid from one or more of the tanks.

    Methods and systems for operating a pump at an efficiency point

    公开(公告)号:US12109543B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US18086757

    申请日:2022-12-22

    发明人: Kyle E. Miller

    摘要: Methods and systems of operating a pump at an efficiency point during an in-line blending operation. In an embodiment, such a method may include transporting a fluid from a tank to a pump through a first pipe. The method may include discharging, via the pump, the fluid at a specified flow rate through a second pipe. The method may include measuring a flow rate of the first portion of the fluid flowing from the main control valve through the mixing pipe. The method may include measuring a flow rate of the second portion of the fluid flowing through the spillback loop. The method may include determining a current pump efficiency point and operating the pump within a range of percentages of the best efficiency point.

    DISPERSION DEVICE AND ACCUMULATION DEVICE
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240271363A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18438546

    申请日:2024-02-12

    摘要: There is provided a dispersion device including: a dispersion section that has a chamber and that stirs and disperses a material containing fibers in the chamber; and a supply pipe coupled to the chamber and supplying the material to the chamber together with air, in which the supply pipe has a first portion located on a chamber side and extending in a first direction, a second portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a third portion coupling the first portion and the second portion, and in at least one of the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion, a cross-sectional shape of an internal flow path is an elongated shape having a short axis and a long axis.