US2015119611A1PendingUtilityA1

Bio-Diesel Blending System

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Assignee: GEN ELECTRICPriority: Oct 29, 2013Filed: Oct 29, 2013Published: Apr 30, 2015
Est. expiryOct 29, 2033(~7.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:David Wesley Ball, Jr.Rohit SharmaKiran Laxman Tamadaddi
C10L 1/026Y02E50/10C10L 1/04Y10T137/87652
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Abstract

The present application provides a bio-diesel blending system for blending a flow of a bio-diesel fuel with a flow of a second fuel. The bio-diesel blending system may include one or more second fuel skids with the flow of the second fuel, a bio-diesel tank with the flow of the bio-diesel fuel, a bio-diesel skid in communication with the bio-diesel tank, and one or more blending lines in communication with the bio-diesel skid and the second fuel skids for in-line blending of the flow of the bio-diesel fuel and the flow of the second fuel to form a blended flow.

Claims

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         1 . A bio-diesel blending system for blending a flow of a bio-diesel fuel with a flow of a second fuel, comprising:
 one or more second fuel skids with the flow of the second fuel;   a bio-diesel tank with the flow of the bio-diesel fuel;   a bio-diesel skid in communication with the bio-diesel tank; and   one or more blending lines in communication with the bio-diesel skid and the one or more second fuel skids for in-line blending of the flow of the bio-diesel fuel and the flow of the second fuel to form a blended flow.   
     
     
         2 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 1 , wherein the second fuel comprises a distillate. 
     
     
         3 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 1 , wherein the bio-diesel tank comprises a tank heater. 
     
     
         4 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 1 , wherein bio-diesel skid comprises a bio-diesel heater. 
     
     
         5 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 1 , wherein the bio-diesel skid comprises a filter. 
     
     
         6 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 5 , wherein the filter comprises one or more self-cleaning filters. 
     
     
         7 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 1 , wherein the bio-diesel skid comprises a pump. 
     
     
         8 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 7 , wherein the pump comprises one or more positive displacement pumps. 
     
     
         9 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more blending lines comprises a control valve thereon. 
     
     
         10 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 9 , wherein the control valve is in communication with a recirculation line. 
     
     
         11 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more blending lines comprises a flow meter thereon. 
     
     
         12 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more blending lines are in communication with the one or more second fuel skids at an in-line joint. 
     
     
         13 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more second fuel skids comprise a pump downstream of the in-line joint. 
     
     
         14 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more blending lines comprise an eductor. 
     
     
         15 . A method of in-line blending a flow of bio-diesel and a flow of distillate, comprising:
 flowing the distillate along a diesel skid;   storing the bio-diesel in a bio-diesel tank;   flowing the bio-diesel through a blending line;   in-line blending the bio-diesel and the distillate into a blended fuel; and   flowing the blended fuel to a combustor.   
     
     
         16 . A bio-diesel blending system for blending a flow of a bio-diesel with a flow of a distillate, comprising:
 a diesel fuel skid with the flow of the distillate;   a bio-diesel tank with the flow of the bio-diesel;   a bio-diesel skid in communication with the bio-diesel tank; and   a blending line in communication with the bio-diesel skid and the distillate skid for in-line blending of the flow of the bio-diesel and the flow of the distillate into a blended flow.   
     
     
         17 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 16 , wherein the bio-diesel tank comprises a tank heater. 
     
     
         18 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 16 , wherein bio-diesel skid comprises a bio-diesel heater. 
     
     
         19 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 16 , wherein the bio-diesel skid comprises one or more self-cleaning filters. 
     
     
         20 . The bio-diesel blending system of  claim 16 , wherein the blending line comprises an in-line joint or an eductor.

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