SMART ADDITION SYSTEM
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1. An addition system for an FCC unit, comprising:
- a container having a fill port and an outlet;
a sensor configured to detect a metric of material dispensed from the container through the outlet port to the FCC unit;
a controller coupled to the sensor; and
a tag associated with the container and providing information to the controller.
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Abstract
An addition apparatus, a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) system having an addition apparatus, and a method for adding material to an FCC unit are provided. In one embodiment, an addition system having the capability of interfacing with a material container is provided that allows the addition system to obtain information relating material held in the container. In one embodiment, at least some of the information is contained on a tag affixed to the container. Other information may be retrieved and/or sent to the addition system controller from a remote data source, such as a catalyst supplier.
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1. An addition system for an FCC unit, comprising:
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a container having a fill port and an outlet;
a sensor configured to detect a metric of material dispensed from the container through the outlet port to the FCC unit;
a controller coupled to the sensor; and
a tag associated with the container and providing information to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An FCC unit having an addition system, comprising:
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an FCC unit having a reactor and a regenerator;
an addition system coupled to the FCC unit;
a controller providing a control signals for regulating an operational state of the addition system;
a tag affixed to a container of material delivered by the addition system and having information associated with material disposed in the container; and
a reader configured to wirelessly obtain the information from the tag and provide the information to the controller.
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7. An addition system for an FCC unit, comprising:
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a delivery vessel having at least one outlet port and at least a first inlet port;
a plurality of load cells interface with the delivery vessel and configured to detect a change in weight of the delivery vessel;
a first portable container coupled to the first inlet port;
a tag associated with the first container;
a first sensor positioned obtain a metric of from the tag; and
a controller configured determine information relating to an additive disposed in the first container in response to the metric obtained from the tag. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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