CONTROLLING FRACTIONATION USING DYNAMIC COMPETING ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES

    公开(公告)号:US20230193141A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-22

    申请号:US18060308

    申请日:2022-11-30

    Inventor: Yangdong Pan

    Abstract: Processes and systems for controlling operation of a commercial refinery distillation column and/or splitter operable to separate hydrocarbons. An automated process controller (APC) receives signal from at least one analyzer that provides information about the concentration of at least a first chemical in a first fraction and a second chemical in a second fraction obtained from the distillation column. The APC comprises programming in the form of an algorithm that calculates real-time monetary values for the first chemical and the second chemical and alters the operation of the distillation column to change either the percentage of the first chemical in the second fraction or the percentage of the second chemical in the first fraction, thereby maximizing overall operational profit for the distillation column.

    Unsymmetrical benzothtadiazole-based random copolymers

    公开(公告)号:US11639421B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US17238578

    申请日:2021-04-23

    Abstract: A random copolymer comprising the monomer units A and B. In this random copolymer A comprises and B comprises Additionally, R1 R2, R3 and R4 are side chains independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, ester, ketone and aryl groups. X1 and X2 are different and at least one is a Cl and the other is selected from the group consisting of: H, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, ester, ketone, amide and aryl groups.

    Evaluation of solid oxide fuel cell cathode materials

    公开(公告)号:US11573160B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US16861995

    申请日:2020-04-29

    Abstract: A method for determining the oxygen surface exchange property of a material in a solid oxide fuel cell. The method begins by first receiving a data stream comprising of continuous weight measurements of the material and time measurements of when the continuous weight measurements of the material are taken. While receiving the data stream an oxygen concentration test is performed which involves: flowing a degradation gas flow onto the cathode material while simultaneously increasing the temperature of the primary gas flow to a set temperature, flowing the degradation gas flow onto the material at the set temperature, stopping the degradation gas flow and starting a primary gas flow at the set temperature, flowing the primary gas flow onto the material at the set temperature, and stopping the primary gas flow and starting a secondary gas flow at the set temperature. This data stream is then displayed analyzing the weight change of the material over time.

    INDUSTRIAL WIRELESS SYSTEMS WITH CHANNEL SELECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20220386088A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17748369

    申请日:2022-05-19

    Abstract: Data acquired by numerous wireless sensors in a large industrial setting is communicated to the operations center via nodes in defined geographic cells where the signals from the sensors may be depowered to naturally attenuate below the perception of most other receiving nodes in the industrial system. It would be optimal that signals would attenuate sufficiently such that most signals in a cell are not discernible to receiving nodes in adjacent cells, but some sensors near the boundary of a cell will probably have to be set at sufficient power that the nearest adjacent receiving cell would necessarily perceive the signal. Data rejection protocols would exclude data from outside a cell and the advantage of the invention is that it minimizes the volume of errant signals leading to more reliable and robust data for operators.

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