Continuous Monitoring of Selenium in Water
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190219539A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-18

    申请号:US16227989

    申请日:2018-12-20

    摘要: A method of continuously sampling and detecting a presence of selenium within water includes extracting an aqueous sample from a source of water, conditioning the aqueous sample within a conditioning unit to form a conditioned sample, where the conditioning includes providing the aqueous sample to the conditioning unit, combining a conditioning solution with the aqueous sample, where the conditioning solution comprises a combination of an oxidizing agent comprising nitric acid and a reducing agent comprising hydrochloric acid, and heating the sample combined with conditioning solution at a sufficient temperature and for a sufficient time period to convert selenium and/or selenate within the sample to selenite. The method further includes detecting a concentration of selenite in the conditioned sample within a detection unit.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A STEAM TURBINE AND PRODUCING ADAPTED INSPECTION INTERVALS

    公开(公告)号:US20180196894A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-12

    申请号:US15402708

    申请日:2017-01-10

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50 F01K13/00

    摘要: A system and method for monitoring the operating conditions of a steam turbine and developing an adaptive inspection interval includes access to a digital data storage archive containing information relating to use and operation of comparable steam turbines and plant/service events, one or more turbine operational condition sensors for monitoring steam quality in real time during operation of the steam turbine. A processor calculates a steam quality value based upon cation conductivity of the steam used to operate the steam turbine as measured by the sensors. The processor uses the calculated steam quality information either alone or together with other acquired operational and parametric data to determine an adapted inspection interval for the steam turbine. The processor produces an output which includes the determined adapted inspection interval and may additionally include updated maintenance and repair schedules. A method for adapting an inspection interval for a particular steam turbine at a particular plant involves considering a calculated steam quality of the steam provided to the turbine, considering any available corrosion diagnostics data obtained during any turbine stand-still lay-off times, considering any relevant turbine fleet information and historical plant/service event information, and evaluating these parameters and informations to determine an adapted maintenance interval for the steam turbine. The method includes calculating a steam quality value in accordance with a predetermined formula based on a real-time measured conductivity of the steam provided to the turbine during operation and generating a output specifying an inspection interval adapted to the particular steam turbine and plant of operation.

    OUTPUT EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION IN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
    5.
    发明申请
    OUTPUT EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION IN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS 审中-公开
    生产系统的输出效率优化

    公开(公告)号:US20170016354A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-19

    申请号:US15211191

    申请日:2016-07-15

    IPC分类号: F01K13/02 F01K13/00 G05B13/04

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for optimizing system output in production systems, comprising. The method includes separating, by a processor, one or more initial input variables into a plurality of output variables, the output variables including environmental variables and system response variables. The method also includes building, using the processor, a nonparametric estimation that determines a relationship between one or more initial control variables and the system response variables, and estimating a global input-output mapping function, using the determined relationship, and a range of the environmental variables. The method further includes generating one or more optimal control variables from the initial control variables by maximizing the input-output mapping function and the range of the environmental variables. The method additionally includes incorporating one or more of the optimal control variables into a production system to increase production output of the production system.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于优化生产系统中的系统输出的系统和方法,包括。 该方法包括将处理器将一个或多个初始输入变量分离成多个输出变量,输出变量包括环境变量和系统响应变量。 该方法还包括使用处理器构建非参数估计,其确定一个或多个初始控制变量与系统响应变量之间的关系,以及使用所确定的关系估计全局输入 - 输出映射函数,以及范围的 环境变量。 该方法还包括通过最大化输入 - 输出映射函数和环境变量的范围从初始控制变量产生一个或多个最优控制变量。 该方法还包括将一个或多个最佳控制变量并入到生产系统中以增加生产系统的生产输出。

    SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR ENERGY USAGE SIMULATORS
    6.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR ENERGY USAGE SIMULATORS 审中-公开
    用于能源使用模拟器的系统,方法和媒体

    公开(公告)号:US20150261898A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-17

    申请号:US14416544

    申请日:2013-07-23

    摘要: Systems, methods, and media for an energy usage simulator are provided. In some embodiments, systems for an energy usage simulator are provided, the systems comprising: at least one hardware processor that is configured to: perform computational fluid dynamics simulations on an environment based on a description of the environment; generate a heat recirculation matrix (HRM) based on the computational fluid dynamics simulations; generate a resource utilization matrix (RUM) based at least in part on the HRM and a power curve; generate a power consumption distribution vector based at least in part on the HRM and the RUM; and generate a thermal map of the environment based at least in part on the power consumption distribution vector.

    摘要翻译: 提供了能源使用模拟器的系统,方法和介质。 在一些实施例中,提供了一种用于能量使用模拟器的系统,所述系统包括:至少一个硬件处理器,其被配置为:基于对所述环境的描述,对环境执行计算流体动力学模拟; 基于计算流体动力学模拟产生热循环矩阵(HRM); 至少部分地基于HRM和功率曲线生成资源利用矩阵(RUM); 至少部分地基于HRM和RUM生成功耗分布向量; 并且至少部分地基于所述功耗分布向量生成所述环境的热图。

    System and method for measuring efficiency and leakage in a steam turbine
    7.
    发明授权
    System and method for measuring efficiency and leakage in a steam turbine 有权
    用于测量蒸汽轮机的效率和泄漏的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08419344B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-16

    申请号:US12542580

    申请日:2009-08-17

    申请人: Virginia Yang

    发明人: Virginia Yang

    IPC分类号: F01D1/00

    摘要: In certain embodiments, a system includes a physical computing device having a tangible machine-readable medium including code. The code is adapted to determine an efficiency of a section of a steam turbine based on a relationship between enthalpy difference values and leakage flow rate values between adjacent sections of the steam turbine. The relationship includes a point of equalizing an enthalpy of the leakage and an enthalpy at a destination of the leakage.

    摘要翻译: 在某些实施例中,系统包括具有包括代码的有形机器可读介质的物理计算设备。 该代码适于基于蒸汽涡轮机的相邻部分之间的焓差值和泄漏流量值之间的关系来确定蒸汽涡轮机的一部分的效率。 该关系包括均衡泄漏焓和渗漏目的地处的焓的点。

    Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Determining Online Stress and Life Consumption of a Heat Recovery Steam Generator
    8.
    发明申请
    Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Determining Online Stress and Life Consumption of a Heat Recovery Steam Generator 有权
    用于确定热回收蒸汽发生器的在线应力和寿命的系统,方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120290225A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-15

    申请号:US13532481

    申请日:2012-06-25

    IPC分类号: G01N25/00 G06F19/00

    摘要: Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for determining online stress and life consumption of a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method for assessing components of a HRSG is provided. The method includes receiving HRSG design parameters; determining thermal stress data associated with the one or more HRSG components based at least in part on one or more historical, real-time, or calculated temperature sensor data associated with the one or more HRSG components; and determining cycle-related life consumption data associated with the one or more HRSG components based at least in part on the HRSG design parameters and the determined thermal stress data.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的某些实施例可以包括用于确定热回收蒸汽发生器(HRSG)的在线应力和寿命的系统,方法和装置。 根据本发明的示例性实施例,提供了一种用于评估HRSG的组件的方法。 该方法包括接收HRSG设计参数; 至少部分地基于与所述一个或多个HRSG组件相关联的一个或多个历史,实时或计算的温度传感器数据来确定与所述一个或多个HRSG组件相关联的热应力数据; 以及至少部分地基于所述HRSG设计参数和所确定的热应力数据来确定与所述一个或多个HRSG组件相关联的与循环相关的寿命消耗数据。

    Liquid acoustic waveguide tube
    9.
    发明授权
    Liquid acoustic waveguide tube 失效
    液体声波导管

    公开(公告)号:US4955004A

    公开(公告)日:1990-09-04

    申请号:US240779

    申请日:1988-09-06

    申请人: Paul W. Viscovich

    发明人: Paul W. Viscovich

    摘要: A monitor for detecting the presence of liquid in a fluid supply conduit wherein the fluid has at least a liquid phase, and wherein bubbles may form in the fluid, is shown to include an ultrasonic signal transmitter for generating and transmitting an ultrasonic signal, an ultrasonic signal receiver, means for attaching the transmitter and receiver to the conduit, and a waveguide which confines a portion of the fluid so that the ultrasonic signal is guided to the receiver when liquid is present in the confined portion. The waveguide also tends to exclude bubbles from the confined portion. The waveguide may include a cylinder positioned in the conduit between the transmitter and the receiver and which has a plurality of openings to allow the ingress and egress of liquid.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于检测流体供应管道中存在液体的监测器,其中所述流体至少具有液相,并且其中在流体中可能形成气泡,其显示包括用于产生和传送超声波信号的超声波信号发射器,超声波 信号接收器,用于将发射器和接收器附接到导管的装置,以及限制流体的一部分的波导,使得当限制部分中存在液体时,超声波信号被引导到接收器。 波导也倾向于从限制部分排除气泡。 波导可以包括位于发射器和接收器之间的导管中的圆柱体,并且具有多个开口以允许液体的进入和流出。