Patent ID: 9127986
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for remotely monitoring the temperature of acrolein in a storage tank to detect a polymerization reaction comprising: a temperature sensor within said tank and in communication with said acrolein; a temperature transmitter receiving temperature data signals from said sensor; a global positioning receiver/transmitter in communication with a satellite to transmit said temperature data from said temperature transmitter to a receiver/transmitter at a remote base station, said global positioning receiver/transmitter sending tank location data to said remote base; a power source at said storage tank to power said temperature transmitter and said global positioning receiver/transmitter, said power source including a storage battery having a solar panel/charge controller; a data processor and comparator for comparing said temperature data received by said remote base receiver/transmitter with a predetermined temperature set point; and an alarm and response processor in communication with said comparator to initiate a response to control a polymerization reaction of said acrolein in said storage tank.