SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING COST EFFECTIVENESS OF COKING SYSTEMS

• US 20160125340A1
• Filed: 01/11/2016
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fluor Technologies Corporation (Fluor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fluor Technologies Corporation (Fluor Corporation)
• Inventors: Antalffy, Leslie P., Kirkpatrick, Kenneth D., Miller, George, Millet, Barry, Maitland, Charles
• Granted Patent: US 9,852,389 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06315 Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1097 Task assignment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/04 Manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/30 Computing systems specially adapted for manufacturing

Abstract

A system for analyzing a coking system comprises a coking system comprising a first coke drum and a second coke drum, and a user device communicatively coupled to a hardware implemented analysis engine. The coking system configured to collect and transmit coke drum data to the hardware implemented analysis engine. The hardware implemented analysis engine is configured to: receive an estimation of an altered life span of the first coke drum relative to a design life span of the first coke drum, analyze an effect of adding an additional coke drum to the coking system based on the altered life span, and provide a result item related to the analysis to the user device. The estimation of the altered life span is based on the coke drum data.

Claims

1. A system for analyzing a coking system, comprising:

a coking system comprising a first coke drum and a second coke drum, wherein the coking system configured to collect and transmit coke drum data to a hardware implemented analysis engine; and

a user device communicatively coupled to the hardware implemented analysis engine, wherein the hardware implemented analysis engine is configured to;

receive an estimation of an altered life span of the first coke drum relative to a design life span of the first coke drum, wherein the estimation of the altered life span is based on the coke drum data,

analyze an effect of adding an additional coke drum to the coking system based on the altered life span; and

provide a result item related to the analysis to the user device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the altered life span is a shortened life span, projected to result from operating the first coke drum with a shortened cycle time.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the coke drum data comprises an identification of a damage in at least one of the first coke drum or the second coke drum, wherein the damage is associated with the shortened cycle time.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the damage comprises bulging.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the damage comprises a crack.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the damage comprises thinning in a wall.

9. The system of claim 4, wherein the coke drum data comprises an identification of a problematic temperature gradient (PTG) of a portion of a wall in at least one of the first coke drum or the second coke drum, wherein the temperature gradient is associated with the shortened cycle time.

10. The system of claim 4, wherein the hardware implemented analysis engine is further configured to:

transmit a recommendation of a modification to a processing parameter to reduce a problematic temperature gradient (PTG) in at least one of a skirt attachment, a pressure boundary, or a supporting element during a heating step.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the altered life span is an increased life span, projected to result from operating the first coke drum with a lengthened cycle time.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the increased life span is estimated to be at least twice the design life span.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the increased life span is estimated to be at least three times the design life span.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first coke drum or the second coke drum has been in operation.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the hardware implemented analysis engine is further configured to:

receive an estimation of a time to failure of the first coke drum based at least in part on a bulge in at least one of the first coke drum or the second coke drum.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the analysis engine is further configured to receive an estimation of a time to failure of the first coke drum based at least in part on a crack in at least one of the first coke drum or the second coke drum.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the hardware implemented analysis engine is further configured to:

receive an estimation of a time to failure of the first coke drum based at least in part on a thinning in at least one of the first coke drum or the second coke drum.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the hardware implemented analysis engine is further configured to:

receive an estimation of a time to failure of the first coke drum based at least in part on a problematic temperature gradient in at least one of the first coke drum or the second coke drum.

19. system of claim 1, further comprising:

a computer configured to produce a physically perceivable rendering of the addition.

20. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a computer configured to produce a schedule for procuring at least some components of the additional coke drum.

21. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a computer configured to produce a schedule for procuring a crane to install the additional coke drum.

2. The system of claim wherein the user device comprises a user interface.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the hardware implemented analysis engine is configured to receive the estimation from the user device.