Development of an automated control system for the reactor of motor oil production

Abstract

Background: Compliance to modern requirements to quality of motor oil to depends largely on level of automation of industrial process of their preparation. Existing and really functioning refinery processing units provide constancy of the target numerical index of the viscosity of oil only when the mix formulation of production is strictly observed. In mix formulation, the flow parameters of the base oil and additives are determined, the temperature in the reactor and the preparation time also exerts impact the technological process. Refinery processing units of production of motor oil of the type in question don't provide possible changes of flowrate of components in the reactor, which leads to a viscosity factor deviation from the desired one. Stringent control of technological process of production of motor oil provides: high stability of a product, good torque properties at low temperatures, necessary viscosity within working temperatures. Materials and methods: The system analysis of the technological process is carried out on the basis of the experimental data of operation of the unit for obtaining motor oil. The optimal control system is developed on the basis of the mathematical model of the research object in the software package of the SCADA-system Trace Mode. Results: Automated control system for the production of motor oil is developed based on Trace Mode which includes: a screen for setting technological parameters, a mnemonic diagram of the process, a control program. The realized program exercises control of process of giving in the reactor of base oil and additives, alarm on flow rate, control of the temperature of the mixture of base oil and additives in the reactor, carries out turning on of the engine of the mixing device, and also realizes the timer of preparation time of oil. Conclusions: Employment of the motor oil received by means of the embedded system will help to avoid: impurities of engines, corrosive wear when using high-sulphur fuel, breakdown.