WO2016114730A1 - System for controlling the transfer of liquid or liquefiable refinery products - Google Patents
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- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
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- the invention is related to a flow control system that renders controlled transfer of liquid or liquefiable refinery fluid products to be transferred via tanker, wagon, vessel or pipeline. Fluid amount to be transferred can continuously be controlled by means of various control and calibration units positioned between fluid environments.
- Determination of transferred amount is a very important step in the transfer of refinery petroleum and gas products from storage or preservation areas via tanker, vessel, pipeline to another storage or preservation area in refineries and filling terminals.
- the facilities where the transfer operation is performed are the facilities where usually big volumes are stored, big volumes are transferred and continuous operations are applied.
- Transfer operation is generally product transfer operation from refinery or filling terminals storage environments to storage environment of buyer during selling of refinery petroleum and gas products . Determination of transferred product in net amount is one of the important steps of transfer process since the buyer make payment to the seller based on transferred product amount.
- direct transfer method can be given as an example for the methods used for the transfers between refinery petroleum and gas products storage environments (tank) .
- refinery product is being transferred from a storage environment (tank) with a known volume to another storage environment (tank) also with a known volume. Since the volume of the environment into which the transfer is done is known, the amount of transferred product can be calculated based on the tank volume.
- Direct transfer method is not appropriate for making more than one operation on a storage environment concurrently. Therefore, transfer operation is being carried out firstly and then other operations are implemented respectively.
- the subject system is controlled by an operator. Therefore, mistakes are frequently encountered during tracking of system.
- the purpose of the invention is to provide a transfer system which is able to work more efficient and in high capacity.
- Another purpose of the invention is to provide a full automatic transfer system which can be controlled without operator.
- Another purpose of the invention is to establish a transfer system which is able to carry out multiple different transfer operations simultaneously.
- Another purpose of the invention is to be able to detect the deviations during the transfer operations immediately and allow required intervention to be made.
- Another purpose of the invention is to establish a flow control system which is able to determine the deviations based on transfer operation and appropriate for intervening during operation.
- FIG. 1 Schematic representation of the flow control system The parts shown in the above figure are individually numbered and part names corresponding to these numbers are given below;
- the present invention consists of incoming product line (1) connected to storage tanks (5) and various measuring elements positioned over product sales line (7) and electronic control units (8) providing control of these measuring elements.
- the subject electronic control units (8) can be operated with a main control unit in an interrelated way with each other in order to be able to provide electronic control operation from one screen entirely and under the control of operator.
- Measuring elements positioned over incoming product line (1) can be a master counter (3) and one main line counter (4) .
- a calibration branch (2) can also be positioned over line (1) . Where reguire, calibration branch (2) provides the connection of calibration system (6) to incoming product line.
- calibration branch (2) is positioned between the incoming product line (1), master counter (3) and main line counter (4) and storage tanks (5) . All elements positioned over incoming product line (1) are connected to electronic flow control unit (8) . Therefore, all the data received from master counter (3), main line counter (4) and calibration system (6) on the incoming product line (1) can be transmitted to electronic flow control unit (8) .
- Measuring elements positioned over product sales line (7) can be a master counter (3) .
- a calibration branch (2) can also be positioned over line (1) . Where required calibration branch (2) provides the connection of calibration system (6) to product sales line (7 ) .
- calibration branch (2) is the last element over product sales line (7), and is positioned after master counter (3) .
- It can contain product sales line (7) and incoming product line (1) together connected only to one electronic flow control unit (8) as wells as product sales line (7) separately and incoming product line (1) separately and one or multiple electronic flow control unit (8) .
- the subject electronic flow control unit / units (8) operate as connected to a main control unit. Flow related values are transmitted to main control unit and evaluated there.
- the structure of system is based on control and calibration of product flow both on product sales line (7) and incoming product line (1) . In this way the product is provided to flow by continuously controlled and calibrated.
- the values received from the counters are calibrated constantly with a calibration system (6), system is able to be protected against deviations continuously .
- it can be connected only to calibration system (6) of calibration branch (2) on incoming product line (1) or only to calibration system (6) of calibration branch (2) on product sales line ( 7 ) or to both calibration systems (6) of calibration branch (2).
- Control of all the measuring elements of the system are provided by means of main control unit and flow control in the system is provided by means of main control unit also.
- the control of the pumps positioned over lines (1, 7) that provide flow control can be provided by means of electronic flow control unit (8), therefore by means of main control unit. In this way, the amount of the fluid in motion over the lines (1, 7) is changed by means of the operation of pump and transferred fluid amount can be controlled.
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Abstract
Control system for transfer of liquid or liquefiable refinery fluid products to be transferred via tanker, wagon, vessel or pipeline. Fluid amount to be transferred can continuously be controlled by means of various control and calibration units positioned between fluid environments.
Description
SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSFER OF LIQUID OR LIQUEFIABLE REFINERY PRODUCTS
Related technical field:
The invention is related to a flow control system that renders controlled transfer of liquid or liquefiable refinery fluid products to be transferred via tanker, wagon, vessel or pipeline. Fluid amount to be transferred can continuously be controlled by means of various control and calibration units positioned between fluid environments.
Existing condition of the technique
Determination of transferred amount is a very important step in the transfer of refinery petroleum and gas products from storage or preservation areas via tanker, vessel, pipeline to another storage or preservation area in refineries and filling terminals. The facilities where the transfer operation is performed are the facilities where usually big volumes are stored, big volumes are transferred and continuous operations are applied.
Transfer operation is generally product transfer operation from refinery or filling terminals storage environments to storage environment of buyer during selling of refinery petroleum and gas products . Determination of transferred product in net amount is one of the important steps of transfer process since the buyer make payment to the seller based on transferred product amount.
Large operation and transfer volumes and necessity of continuous operations require the subject transfer operation as quickly as possible. The necessity of completing the operation quickly makes it difficult to control and check such transferred volumes during the operation. When amounts and economic values of transferred
products are considered, the economic values of encountered mistakes are also increased.
The reasons explained above make continuous calibration necessary for the flow control of refinery petroleum and gas products and the system used in refineries and filling stations.
In the current technique, direct transfer method can be given as an example for the methods used for the transfers between refinery petroleum and gas products storage environments (tank) . In direct transfer method, refinery product is being transferred from a storage environment (tank) with a known volume to another storage environment (tank) also with a known volume. Since the volume of the environment into which the transfer is done is known, the amount of transferred product can be calculated based on the tank volume.
Direct transfer method is not appropriate for making more than one operation on a storage environment concurrently. Therefore, transfer operation is being carried out firstly and then other operations are implemented respectively.
It is not possible to detect deviations to be appeared during the transfer operations since filling is being made based on volume filling without using a piece of control equipment in direct transfer method.
In the case that product transfer is made from one storage environment to multiple different storage environments of customers, the operations are done consecutively since they cannot be carried out simultaneously. Even if the deviations can be detected at the end of operation, it is not possible to determine which rate of deviation is realized during product transfer into which storage environment.
Therefore, deviations that may occur after the transfer may lead to the emergence of disputes between buyers and sellers. Resolving these disputes can lead to the serious overtime losses.
The subject system is controlled by an operator. Therefore, mistakes are frequently encountered during tracking of system.
When apparatus and system parts used in the system require calibration, transfer operation is stopped and calibration is performed.
Since direct transfer method embodies above explained technical problems, it is possible to perform a transfer operation in high capacity, high efficiency and accuracy using mentioned system.
Another method used for the transfer of refinery petroleum and gas products between storage environments (tank) in usual use of technique is counter transfer system. In counter system, the amount of transferred product is measured with a counter positioned at least at one of the storage environments.
However this system is not suitable for product transfer from on storage environment to more than one storage environments. This situation requires the operations are made sequentially and therefore increase total operation time.
Similarly, using this method requires stopping of the operation to be able to calibrate sub elements of the system and restarting of the system after calibration.
It is possible to experience human based mistakes since the mentioned system is being executed under the control of operator.
For reasons described above, counter transfer system allows low capacity and low productivity operations.
Purpose of the invention:
The purpose of the invention is to provide a transfer system which is able to work more efficient and in high capacity.
Another purpose of the invention is to provide a full automatic transfer system which can be controlled without operator.
Another purpose of the invention is to establish a transfer system which is able to carry out multiple different transfer operations simultaneously.
Another purpose of the invention is to be able to detect the deviations during the transfer operations immediately and allow required intervention to be made.
Another purpose of the invention is to establish a flow control system which is able to determine the deviations based on transfer operation and appropriate for intervening during operation.
To establish a flow control system capable of carrying out nonstop operations and prevent material losses originated from possible mistakes and increase operation capacity.
To establish a flow control system with a high customer satisfaction rate by mitigating the disputes that may emerge between buyer and seller by avoiding possible transfer and calculations mistakes.
Explanation of figures :
Figure 1. Schematic representation of the flow control system The parts shown in the above figure are individually numbered and part names corresponding to these numbers are given below;
1. Incoming product line
2. Calibration branch
3. Master counter
4. Main line counter
5. Storage tanks
Calibration system
7. Product sales line
8. Electronic control unit
Description of the invention:
The present invention consists of incoming product line (1) connected to storage tanks (5) and various measuring elements positioned over product sales line (7) and electronic control units (8) providing control of these measuring elements. The subject electronic control units (8) can be operated with a main control unit in an interrelated way with each other in order to be able to provide electronic control operation from one screen entirely and under the control of operator.
Measuring elements positioned over incoming product line (1) can be a master counter (3) and one main line counter (4) . A calibration branch (2) can also be positioned over line (1) . Where reguire, calibration branch (2) provides the connection of calibration system (6) to incoming product line.
In an application of the invention, calibration branch (2) is positioned between the incoming product line (1), master counter (3) and main line counter (4) and storage tanks (5) .
All elements positioned over incoming product line (1) are connected to electronic flow control unit (8) . Therefore, all the data received from master counter (3), main line counter (4) and calibration system (6) on the incoming product line (1) can be transmitted to electronic flow control unit (8) .
Measuring elements positioned over product sales line (7) can be a master counter (3) . A calibration branch (2) can also be positioned over line (1) . Where required calibration branch (2) provides the connection of calibration system (6) to product sales line (7 ) .
In an application of the invention, calibration branch (2) is the last element over product sales line (7), and is positioned after master counter (3) .
All the elements positioned over product sales line (7) are connected to electronic flow control unit (8). Therefore, all the data received from master counter (3) and calibration system (6) located over product sales line (7) can transmitted to electronic flow control unit (8).
It can contain product sales line (7) and incoming product line (1) together connected only to one electronic flow control unit (8) as wells as product sales line (7) separately and incoming product line (1) separately and one or multiple electronic flow control unit (8) .
The subject electronic flow control unit / units (8) operate as connected to a main control unit. Flow related values are transmitted to main control unit and evaluated there.
The structure of system is based on control and calibration of product flow both on product sales line (7) and incoming product line (1) . In this way the product is provided to flow by
continuously controlled and calibrated. When the values received from the counters are calibrated constantly with a calibration system (6), system is able to be protected against deviations continuously .
In applications of the invention, it can be connected only to calibration system (6) of calibration branch (2) on incoming product line (1) or only to calibration system (6) of calibration branch (2) on product sales line ( 7 ) or to both calibration systems (6) of calibration branch (2).
Control of all the measuring elements of the system are provided by means of main control unit and flow control in the system is provided by means of main control unit also. In an application of the invention, the control of the pumps positioned over lines (1, 7) that provide flow control can be provided by means of electronic flow control unit (8), therefore by means of main control unit. In this way, the amount of the fluid in motion over the lines (1, 7) is changed by means of the operation of pump and transferred fluid amount can be controlled.
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The invention is a flow control system that renders controlled transfer of liquid or liquefiable refinery fluid products to be transferred via tanker, wagon, vessel or pipeline and characterized by consisting of,
• incoming product line (1) connected to storage tanks (5) and various measuring elements positioned over product sales line ( 7 ) , calibration branch (2), calibration system (6), and electronic control units (8) providing control of these measuring elements and calibration system (6),
• electronic control units (8) which can be operated with a main control unit in an interrelated way with each other in order to be able to provide electronic control operation from one screen entirely and under the control of operator.
According to Claim 1, it is a flow control system and characterized that measuring elements positioned over incoming product line (1) can be a master counter (3) and one main line counter (4 ) .
According to Claim 1, it is a flow control system and characterized that it is connected only to calibration system (6) of calibration branch (2) on incoming product line (1) or only to calibration system (6) of calibration branch (2) on
product sales line (7) or to both calibration systems (6) of calibration branch (2).
According to Claim 1, it is a flow control system and characterized that calibration branch (2) is positioned between master counter (3) over incoming product line (1) and main line counter (4) and storage tanks (5) .
According to Claim 1, it is a flow control system and characterized that measuring elements positioned over product sales line (7) can be a master counter (3) .
According to Claim 1, it is a flow control system and characterized that it can contain product sales line (7) and incoming product line (1) together connected only to one electronic flow control unit (8) as wells as product sales line (7) separately and incoming product line (1) separately and one or multiple electronic flow control unit (8) .
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