| 摘要 |
System and method for predicting the rate of deterioration of a first and optionally further items of process equipment, which first item of process equipment receives an inlet stream and discharges one or more outlet streams which are optionally fed to one or more further items of process equipment, which first and optional further items of process equipment are subject to deterioration by one or more deterioration mechanisms, which inlet stream comprises a feedstock or derivative thereof;
wherein the method comprises the steps of;
(a) obtaining values of one or more properties of the feedstock,
(b) calculating a predicted rate of deterioration by the one or more deterioration mechanisms for each item of process equipment from the values of one or more of the feedstock properties; and
(c) providing an output comprising the predicted rate of deterioration for each item of process equipment;
and the system comprises the following features;
(a) a means for receiving input comprising values of one or more properties of the feedstock,
(b) a means for calculating a predicted rate of deterioration by the one or more deterioration mechanisms for each item of process equipment from the values of one or more of the feedstock properties; and
(c) a means for providing an output comprising information relating to the predicted rate of deterioration for each item of process equipment. |
