Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for spillback control of in-line mixing of hydrocarbon liquids
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Application No.: US17566768Application Date: 2021-12-31
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Publication No.: US11752472B2Publication Date: 2023-09-12
- Inventor: Kyle E. Miller
- Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP
- Applicant Address: US OH Findlay
- Assignee: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP
- Current Assignee: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Findlay
- Agency: Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
- Main IPC: B01F23/40
- IPC: B01F23/40 ; B01F35/83 ; B01F25/53 ; B01F25/00

Abstract:
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220118413A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SPILLBACK CONTROL OF IN-LINE MIXING OF HYDROCARBON LIQUIDS Public/Granted day:2022-04-21
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