FOCUSED BEAM REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT TO OPTIMIZE DESALTER PERFORMANCE AND REDUCE DOWNSTREAM FOULING

摘要

Performance of equipment, such as a desalter, in a refinery is monitored in real-time and on-line to minimize fouling of downstream equipment. Using an instrument to measure particles and droplets in-process allows monitoring of the various operations to optimize performance. Such measurement can als o be used during crude oil blending to detect asphaltene precipitates that c an cause fouling and can be used for monitoring other fouling streams.