Disclosure of Invention
To solve the above problems, the present invention provides an electrostatic risk reduction device for piping oil products, the device comprising:
the pipe section is connected in series on the oil pipeline in a flange connection mode;
the density meter is arranged on the pipe section and is used for detecting the charge density of the oil product in the pipe section in real time;
the injection pump is arranged on the pipe section and used for receiving an injection control command and injecting the antistatic additive into the pipe section under the control of the injection control command;
the conductivity monitor is arranged on the pipe section and used for monitoring the conductivity of the oil product in the pipe section in real time;
and the control module is communicated with the density meter, the injection pump and the conductivity monitor and is used for sending the injection control instruction to the injection pump and monitoring the change of the conductivity when the charge density is greater than a first threshold value and the duration is greater than a first preset time.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the antistatic additive injected by the injection pump has ashless low viscosity characteristics, which satisfy the following: when the additive amount of the antistatic additive is less than a first percent concentration, the conductivity of the oil is made greater than a second threshold value.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the mass of addition of the antistatic additive in a single injection of the injection pump is fixed, the minimum mass of addition being calculated by the following formula:
Q=5*m
wherein Q represents the minimum adding mass of the antistatic additive, and the unit is mg, and m represents the oil loading mass of the oil tank truck, and the unit is kg.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the control module further comprises a manual injection module for allowing the antistatic additive to be added to the oil product through the injection pump in a manual manner when the charge density is less than or equal to the first threshold value, so as to verify whether the device is working normally.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises an alarm module, which is in communication with the control module, and is configured to send out an alarm signal, wherein the triggering mode is as follows: and during a second preset time period after the control module sends the injection control instruction, the conductivity is less than or equal to the second threshold value.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second preset time is determined by the following factors: the installation distance between the conductivity monitor and the injection pump, the flow rate of oil products, the reaction time of the injection pump and the dissolving speed of the antistatic additive.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the control module communicates with the density meter, the infusion pump and the conductivity monitor wirelessly or by wire.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a method for reducing the risk of static electricity for piping oil products, the method comprising the steps of:
detecting the charge density of an oil product in a pipe section in real time through a density meter arranged on the pipe section;
receiving an injection control command through an injection pump arranged on the pipe section, and injecting the antistatic additive into the pipe section under the control of the injection control command;
monitoring the conductivity of the oil product in the pipe section in real time by a conductivity monitor arranged on the pipe section;
and transmitting the injection control instruction to the injection pump and monitoring the change of the conductivity by a control module when the charge density is greater than a first threshold value and the duration is greater than a first preset time.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises: when the charge density is less than or equal to the first threshold value, the antistatic additive is added into the oil product through the injection pump in a manual mode, so that whether the static risk reduction device works normally or not is verified.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises: and if the conductivity is less than or equal to a second threshold value within a second preset time period after the control module sends the injection control instruction, triggering an alarm module and sending an alarm signal through the alarm module.
The static risk reduction device and method for oil product in pipe transportation provided by the invention can detect the charge density of the oil product in real time, reduce the static risk of the oil product by adding the antistatic additive to improve the conductivity of the oil product after the charge density is larger than a specific value and lasts for a certain time, and ensure the effectiveness of the addition of the antistatic additive by monitoring the conductivity in real time by using the conductivity monitor, so that the device and method can be applied to flammable and explosive places such as petrochemical oil and gas storage and transportation, and the like, and reduce or even eliminate the static risk of the oil product.
Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention will be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, embodiments of the present invention are described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of an electrostatic risk reduction device for piping oil products according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the static risk reduction device comprises a pipe section 101, an injection pump 102, a conductivity monitor 103, a density meter 104, and a control module 105.
The pipe section 101 is connected in series to the oil pipeline in a flange connection manner. Specifically, pipe segment 101 is the main piece of equipment for the entire installation, and in one embodiment, the diameter of pipe segment 101 is the same as the diameter of the oil pipeline, both 100 mm.
A density meter 104 is disposed on the pipe segment 101 for real-time monitoring of the charge density of the oil within the pipe segment 101. In addition, the density meter 104 detects the electrical charge of the oil in the pipeline in real time and uploads the charge density data detected in real time to the control module 105. Specifically, the density meter 104 may use an oil electrostatic density meter.
The injection pump 102 is disposed on the pipe segment 101 and is configured to receive an injection control command and inject the antistatic additive into the pipe segment 101 under the control of the injection control command. Specifically, in practical applications, the injection pump 102 uses an anti-static additive injection pump, and the dosage of a single injection of the injection pump 102 can be adjusted during practical use.
Generally, the antistatic additives injected by the injection pump 102 have ashless low viscosity characteristics, and the performance is satisfied as follows: when the antistatic additive is added in an amount less than the first percent concentration, the electrical conductivity of the oil is made greater than a second threshold value. Preferably, the first percent concentration may take the value of 5 ppm. The second threshold may take the value of 250 pS/m. Generally, oils include gasoline as well as diesel.
In addition, the mass of the antistatic additive added in a single injection by the injection pump 102 is fixed, and the minimum mass of the additive is calculated by the following formula:
Q=5*m
wherein Q represents the minimum adding mass of the antistatic additive and has the unit of mg, and m represents the oil loading mass of the oil tank truck and has the unit of kg.
In one embodiment, assuming that the oil loading of the tank truck is 2000kg, the minimum addition mass of the antistatic additive is 100g, which can be calculated according to the above formula; assuming that the oil loading of the oil tank truck is 25000kg, the minimum addition mass of the antistatic additive is 125g which can be calculated according to the above formula.
The conductivity monitor 103 is disposed on the pipe segment 101 and is used for monitoring the conductivity of the oil product in the pipe segment 101 in real time. In addition, the conductivity monitor 103 uploads the real-time monitored oil conductivity data to the control module 105. Specifically, the conductivity monitor 103 may use an in-line conductivity monitor.
The control module 105 is in communication with the density meter 104, the injection pump 102, and the conductivity monitor 103 for sending injection control instructions to the injection pump 102 and monitoring the change in conductivity when the charge density is greater than a first threshold and the duration is greater than a first preset time. Preferably, the first threshold and the first preset time may be set by the control module 105. Preferably, the first threshold value is 20 μ C/m3Or 30 μ C/m3. The first preset time takes 5 s.
Generally, the control module 105 communicates with the density meter 104, the infusion pump 102, and the conductivity monitor 103 wirelessly or by wire.
To summarize, the control module 105 receives the charge density data uploaded by the density meter 104, and when the charge density exceeds a first threshold and the duration is greater than a first preset time, sends an injection control instruction to the injection pump 102 to start the injection pump 102, and adds the antistatic additive to the oil product through the injection pump 102 to improve the conductivity of the oil product and reduce the electrostatic risk of the oil product.
Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of an electrostatic risk reduction device for piping oil products according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2, the electrostatic risk reduction device comprises a pipe segment 101, an injection pump 102, a conductivity monitor 103, a density meter 104, a control module 105, an alarm module 201, and a manual injectant module 202.
The pipe section 101, the injection pump 102, the conductivity monitor 103, the density meter 104, and the control module 105 in fig. 2 have the same functions as those in fig. 1, and will not be described again.
The alarm module 201 is in communication with the control module 105, and is configured to send out an alarm signal, where the triggering method is as follows: during a second preset time period after the control module 105 sends the injection control command, the conductivity is less than or equal to a second threshold value. Specifically, the alarm module 201 communicates with the control module 105 in a wired or wireless manner.
Generally, the control module 105 analyzes the conductivity data information uploaded by the conductivity monitor 103 in real time, when the injection pump 102 is started after receiving the injection control command and injects the antistatic additive for a period of time (a second preset time), the detection result of the conductivity monitor does not exceed 250pS/m (a second threshold), and the control module 105 controls the alarm module 201 to output an alarm signal, which indicates that the injection effect is not good and the static risk reduction device is not operated normally.
Specifically, the value of the second preset time is 8 s.
In one embodiment, the second preset time is determined by the following factors: the installation distance between the conductivity monitor and the injection pump, the flow rate of the oil product, the reaction time of the injection pump and the dissolution speed of the antistatic additive.
Specifically, the second preset time setting is mainly determined by the following factors:
1. the installation distance between the conductivity monitor and the injection pump is less than 2 m;
2. the flow velocity of the oil product is higher than 0.5m/s under the normal condition;
3. the reaction time of the injection pump is less than 1 s;
4. the dissolution rate of the antistatic additive;
5. a certain time margin is considered.
The manual injection module 202 is used for allowing the antistatic additive to be manually added into the oil product through an injection pump when the charge density is less than or equal to a first threshold value so as to verify whether the static risk reduction device works normally.
Generally, the static risk reduction device has a manual injection function, when the charge density of the oil product does not exceed a threshold value for a long time (for example, for one year or more), the antistatic additive can be injected into the oil product by the manual injection, and the result detected by the conductivity monitor determines whether the whole static risk reduction device is operating normally. The control module is provided with a manual agent injection function to simulate the condition that the electrostatic density of the primary oil product exceeds a threshold value.
FIG. 3 shows a flow chart of a method for reducing the electrostatic risk of piping oil products according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 3, in step S301, the charge density of the oil within the pipe section is detected in real time by a density meter disposed on the pipe section. Specifically, during the transportation of the oil product, the conductivity is low, the oil transportation speed is fast, and the oil product contains impurities, which may cause a large amount of static electricity during the transportation of the oil product, so the charge density of the oil product needs to be detected in real time by the density meter 104.
Specifically, the pipe section 101 is provided with a density meter 104, and the density meter 104 can detect the charge density of the oil product in real time and upload the detected charge density data to the control module 105. In actual use, the density meter 104 may be an oil electrostatic density meter.
In step S302, an injection control command is received by an injection pump provided on the pipe section, and the antistatic additive is injected into the pipe section under the control of the injection control command. In order to reduce the charge density, improve the conductivity and reduce the electrostatic risk of the oil product, the injection pump 102 arranged on the pipe section 101 injects the antistatic additive, so that the conductivity of the oil product is increased and the electrostatic risk is reduced.
In particular, the word injection dosage of the antistatic additive is fixed, but may be modified according to the actual situation. Generally, the antistatic additive has the characteristics of no ash and low viscosity, and the performance of the antistatic additive is that the conductivity of gasoline and diesel oil can be improved to more than 250pS/m when the additive amount is less than 5 ppm.
And, the minimum mass per shot of the antistatic additive is calculated by the following formula:
Q=5*m
wherein Q represents the minimum adding mass of the antistatic additive and has the unit of mg, and m represents the oil loading mass of the oil tank truck and has the unit of kg.
In step S303, the conductivity of the oil in the pipe section is monitored in real time by a conductivity monitor provided on the pipe section. After the injection pump 102 injects the antistatic additive, the conductivity of the oil product needs to be monitored in real time, and in the present invention, the conductivity of the oil product is detected in real time by the conductivity monitor 103 disposed on the pipe segment 101, and the detected conductivity data is uploaded to the control module 105.
Generally, if the conductivity has not exceeded 250pS/m for a period of 8s, this indicates that the static risk reduction device is not functioning properly.
In step S304, when the charge density is greater than the first threshold and the duration is greater than the first preset time, the control module transmits an injection control command to the injection pump and monitors the change of the conductivity. In order to reduce the static risk, the control module 105 needs to send an injection control command, and the injection pump 102 receives the injection control command to inject the antistatic additive into the oil product. In addition, the control module 105 is further required to monitor the change of the conductivity in real time through the conductivity data uploaded by the conductivity monitor 103.
In addition, when the charge density is less than or equal to the first threshold value, the antistatic additive is added into the oil product through the injection pump in a manual mode so as to verify whether the static risk reduction device works normally.
In addition, if the conductivity is less than or equal to a second threshold value within a second preset time period after the control module sends the injection control instruction, the alarm module is triggered, and an alarm signal is sent out through the alarm module. Generally, if the control module 105 automatically counts the time after the injection pump 102 is started to perform the injection operation of the antistatic additive, and the conductivity does not exceed 250pS/m after exceeding 8s, the control module 105 controls the alarm module 201 to send out an alarm signal.
In conclusion, the electrostatic risk reduction device and method for oil product pipe transportation provided by the invention can detect the charge density of the oil product in real time, reduce the electrostatic risk of the oil product by adding the antistatic additive to improve the conductivity of the oil product after the charge density is larger than a specific value and lasts for a certain time, and ensure the effectiveness of the addition of the antistatic additive by monitoring the conductivity in real time by using the conductivity monitor, so that the electrostatic risk reduction device and method for oil product pipe transportation can be applied to flammable and explosive places such as petrochemical oil gas storage and transportation, and the like, and reduce or even eliminate the electrostatic risk of the oil product.
It is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments of the invention are not limited to the particular structures, process steps, or materials disclosed herein but are extended to equivalents thereof as would be understood by those ordinarily skilled in the relevant arts. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting.
Reference in the specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. Thus, the appearances of the phrase "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment.
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above description is only for the convenience of understanding the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.