Method of reducing corrosion and corrosion byproduct deposition in a crude unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9969947
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15475340

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A method of optimizing system parameters in a crude unit to reduce corrosion and corrosion byproduct deposition in the crude unit is disclosed and claimed. The method includes measuring or predicting properties associated with the system parameters and using an automated controller to analyze the properties to cause adjustments in the chemical program to optimize the system parameters. Adjusting the system parameters effectively controls corrosion in the crude unit by reducing the corrosiveness of a fluid in the process stream and/or by protecting the system from a potentially corrosive substance. System parameter sensing probes are arranged at one or more locations in the process stream to allow accurate monitoring of the system parameters in the crude unit.

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ECOLAB USA INC1 ECOLAB PLACE ST PAUL MN 55102

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ferguson, Sam Sugar Land, US 16 132
Scattergood, Glenn L Sugar Land, US 10 77

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