Inventors:
Subir Roychoudhury - Madison CT, US
Joel M. Desjardins - Vernon CT, US
David Spence - Beacon Falls CT, US
Richard Mastanduno - Milford CT, US
Dennis E. Walsh - Richboro PA, US
William C. Pfefferle - Madison CT, US
Assignee:
Precision Combustion, Inc. - North Haven CT
International Classification:
G05B 13/00
US Classification:
422111, 422105, 422177, 422180, 422 78, 422182, 422183, 422204, 422643, 422223, 700266, 700274, 436159, 436160, 436136, 436143
Abstract:
A method is provided for controlling the operating temperature of a catalytic reactor using a closed-loop system that provides for varying the reactor input and other operating parameters in order to maintain the operating temperature of the reactor at or near the initial setpoint temperature for operation of the reactor. In one example, maximum and minimum operating temperatures with a catalytic partial oxidation reactor are controlled, as well as maintaining control over the corresponding minimum required ratio of oxygen atoms to carbon atoms, such that the operating temperature within the reactor is maintained below the material limits but above threshold temperatures for coking.