Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Prediction of remaining life in a heat exchanger
- Patent Title (中): 热交换器中剩余寿命的预测
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Application No.: US12902369Application Date: 2010-10-12
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Publication No.: US08483975B2Publication Date: 2013-07-09
- Inventor: Luc Huyse , Albert Van Roodselaar
- Applicant: Luc Huyse , Albert Van Roodselaar
- Applicant Address: US CA San Ramon
- Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
- Current Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Ramon
- Agency: Merchant & Gould
- Main IPC: G01B3/44
- IPC: G01B3/44

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a method implemented by a processor that receives a first set of inputs comprising values associated with wall thickness, the values ascertained through an inspection method for a first zone of a heat exchanger, the first zone comprising a plurality of inspected and uninspected tubes; computes a respective estimate of a likelihood of a leak occurring at the plurality of inspected and uninspected tubes over a time continuum based on the first set of inputs, an age of the inspected tubes, and an accuracy of the inspection method; and provides a visualization of an estimate for a total likelihood of a leak for the heat exchanger based on the estimate for the first zone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120089346A1 PREDICTION OF REMAINING LIFE IN A HEAT EXCHANGER Public/Granted day:2012-04-12
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