CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A CO2 FRACKING SYSTEM AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A control system for a CO2 fracking system includes a phase detector, a control valve, and a controller. The phase detector is disposed proximate to at least one of an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit of a fracking component. The control valve is fluidly coupled to the inlet conduit. The controller is communicatively coupled to the phase detector, the control valve, and the fracking component. The phase detector is configured to determine CO2 phase in at least one of a CO2 stream incoming into the fracking component and CO2 phase discharged from the fracking component, and to generate an input signal based on the phase. The controller is configured to control one or both of a flow of the incoming CO2 stream into the fracking component via the control valve and an operation condition of the fracking component, based on the input signal received from the phase detector.

主权项

1. A control system for a CO2 fracking system comprising a fracking component, the control system comprising:
a phase detector disposed proximate to at least one of an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit of the fracking component; a control valve fluidly coupled to the inlet conduit of the fracking component; and a controller communicatively coupled to the phase detector, the control valve, and the fracking component, wherein the phase detector is configured to determine a phase of CO2 in at least one of a CO2 stream incoming into the fracking component and a CO2 stream discharged from the fracking component, and to generate an input signal based on the determined phase, and wherein the controller is configured to control one or both of i) a flow of the incoming CO2 stream into the fracking component via the control valve and ii) an operation condition of the fracking component, based on the input signal received from the phase detector.