Patents by Inventor Fouad Ammouri

Fouad Ammouri has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230015500
    Abstract: A method of improving an endothermic process in a furnace utilizing steps a) calibrating the simplified physical model of step c3) by measuring one or more tube temperature for at least a tube impacted by the throttling of a burner in standard and in throttled state, b) acquiring information on a tube temperature for the tubes present in the furnace with all the burners present in the furnace under standard non-throttled conditions, c) getting a map of burners to throttle including c1) choosing at least one parameter representative of the performances of the furnace with a target of improvement, c2) choosing at least one or more power ratio for the burner throttling; c3) utilizing the information of step b) and a simplified physical model of the impact of throttling a burner on the tube temperature, c4) getting a map of burners to throttle, step d) throttling the burners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Diana TUDORACHE, Guillaume LODIER, Fouad AMMOURI, Julien LAGARDE
  • Patent number: 10816139
    Abstract: Method for filling a tank with pressurized gas to a target pressure from at least one pressurized gas source via a transfer pipe provided with at least one valve, the tank having a predetermined inner length and predetermined inner diameter, the end of the transfer pipe forming an injector with a predetermined injection diameter; said method comprises a step for transferring pressurized gas from the source to the tank at a predetermined flow rate, the method comprising a step of controlling the transfer of gas from the source to the tank to reduce the heat produced in the tank, the step of controlling the transfer of gas comprising at least one of: sizing of the injection diameter, and sizing of the flow rate of the transferred gas; the control step being carried out according to the ratio L/D between the length and the diameter of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Thomas Bourgeois, Fouad Ammouri
  • Publication number: 20200263834
    Abstract: Gas supplying device including a changeover unit, the changeover unit including two inlets connected to two distinct pressurized gas sources, and one outlet connected to a user member, the changeover unit including an automatic and/or manual switchover mechanism making it possible to switch the supply of gas to the user member to one source or to the other source so as to ensure continuity of supply, the device including a pressure sensor measuring the gas pressure at the outlet and/or at least one inlet of the changeover unit, wherein the device includes an ambient temperature sensor and an electronic data processing and storage member, the electronic data processing and storage member receiving the measurement from the ambient temperature sensor and the measurement from the pressure sensor and being configured to calculate, the corrected variation in gas pressure which is not caused by the variation in ambient temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Fouad AMMOURI, Stephane BONNETIER
  • Patent number: 10704737
    Abstract: A method for filling or withdrawing from a pressurized gas tank. The tank having a wall having a cylindrical overall shape with dimensions and thermophysical properties that are given and known. The method including the regulation of the flow rate of the introduced or withdrawn gas, and/or of the temperature of the introduced gas, to avoid a situation in which the tank reaches a given high temperature threshold or a given low temperature threshold. The method including a step of estimating, by calculating in real time, at least one tank temperature from: the average temperature of the tank wall, the maximum temperature reached by the tank wall, the minimum temperature reached by the tank wall, and in that the flowrate of gas or the temperature of the gas is regulated depending on the calculated tank temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Thomas Bourgeois, Fouad Ammouri, Mathilde Weber, Elena Vyazmina
  • Publication number: 20190277449
    Abstract: Method for filling a tank with pressurized gas to a target pressure from at least one pressurized gas source via a transfer pipe provided with at least one valve, the tank having a predetermined inner length and predetermined inner diameter, the end of the transfer pipe forming an injector with a predetermined injection diameter; said method comprises a step for transferring pressurized gas from the source to the tank at a predetermined flow rate, the method comprising a step of controlling the transfer of gas from the source to the tank to reduce the heat produced in the tank, the step of controlling the transfer of gas comprising at least one of: sizing of the injection diameter, and sizing of the flow rate of the transferred gas; the control step being carried out according to the ratio L/D between the length and the diameter of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Thomas BOURGEOIS, Fouad AMMOURI
  • Patent number: 9982841
    Abstract: A method for filling a tank (1) with liquefied gas, in particular a tank with cryogenic liquid, from a liquefied gas container (2), in particular a cryogenic liquid container (2), which container (2) is in fluid communication with the tank (1) via a filling pipe (3), wherein the method uses a pressure differential generation member (4) for transferring liquid from the container (2) to the tank (1) at a predetermined pressure, characterized in that, at or following the switching on time (M) of the pressure differential generation member (4), the method comprises a step of determining the pressure (PT4) in the tank (1) via a measurement of a first pressure in the filling pipe (3), and, following the determination of the pressure (PT4) in the tank, a step of limiting the first instantaneous pressure (PT3) to a level below a maximum pressure threshold (PT3sup), said maximum pressure threshold being defined on the basis of the determined value of the pressure (PT4) in the tank (1) and exceeding said determined val
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: L'Air liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Olivier Beuneken, Fouad Ammouri, Sitra Colom, Marie Delclaud, Arthur Thomas, Olga Wojdas
  • Publication number: 20180112828
    Abstract: A method for filling or withdrawing from a pressurized gas tank. The tank having a wall having a cylindrical overall shape with dimensions and thermophysical properties that are given and known. The method including the regulation of the flow rate of the introduced or withdrawn gas, and/or of the temperature of the introduced gas, to avoid a situation in which the tank reaches a given high temperature threshold or a given low temperature threshold. The method including a step of estimating, by calculating in real time, at least one tank temperature from: the average temperature of the tank wall, the maximum temperature reached by the tank wall, the minimum temperature reached by the tank wall, and in that the flowrate of gas or the temperature of the gas is regulated depending on the calculated tank temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Thomas BOURGEOIS, Fouad AMMOURI, Mathilde WEBER, Elena VYAZMINA
  • Publication number: 20180066968
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fluidic oscillation flowmeter comprising a stabilization chamber (1) comprising a flow-stabilizing element (11), an oscillation chamber (2) comprising a reflux element (21) configured to create at least one oscillating gaseous vortex in the oscillation chamber (2), said reflux element (21) being arranged between two parallel walls (28, 29) delimiting the oscillation chamber (2), a connection conduit (3) fluidically connecting the stabilization chamber (1) to the oscillation chamber (2), and a plane of symmetry (P) separating the connection conduit (3), the stabilization chamber (1), the flow-stabilizing element (11), the fluidic oscillation chamber (2) and the reflux element (21) into two equal and symmetrical parts with respect to said plane of symmetry (P). One of the two parallel walls (28, 29) comprises two measurement orifices (24, 25) arranged symmetrically with respect to the plane of symmetry (P), and the connection conduit (3) has a rectangular cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Fouad AMMOURI
  • Publication number: 20170312721
    Abstract: A reforming furnace for producing hydrogen is provided. The reforming furnace includes a plurality of reforming tubes that allow a flow of hydrocarbons and at least one fluid inside the tubes, from top to bottom, and have, on at least part of the upper half of the outer surface at least one fin that has a thickness of between 1 and 30 mm, a width of between 3 and 100 mm, and a length of between 1 m and an length equivalent to the height of the furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Fouad AMMOURI, Daniel GARY, Diana TUDORACHE
  • Patent number: 9765931
    Abstract: A method for filling a tank (1) with liquefied gas, in particular a tank with cryogenic liquid, from a liquefied gas container (2), in particular a cryogenic liquid container (2), wherein, following a predetermined time after filling has started, the method comprises the step of comparing the first instantaneous pressure (PT3) in the filling pipe (3) or an average of said first instantaneous pressure (PT3) with a predetermined maximum threshold (Pmax), and, when said first instantaneous pressure (PT3) in the filling pipe (3) or the average of said first instantaneous pressure (PT3), respectively, exceeds the maximum threshold (Pmax), the step of interrupting (AR) the filling (R).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Olivier Beuneken, Fouad Ammouri, Sitra Colom, Marie Delclaud, Arthur Thomas, Olga Wojdas
  • Patent number: 9759381
    Abstract: A method for filling a tank (1) with liquefied gas, in particular a tank with cryogenic liquid, from a liquefied gas container (2), in particular a cryogenic liquid container (2), which container (2) is in fluid communication with the tank (1) via a filling pipe (3), wherein the method uses a pressure differential generation member (4) for transferring liquid from the container (2) to the tank (1) at a predetermined pressure, characterized in that, at or following the switching on time (M) of the pressure differential generation member (4), the method comprises a step of determining the pressure (PT4) in the tank (1) via a measurement of a first pressure in the filling pipe (3), and, following the determination of the pressure (PT4) in the tank, a step of limiting the first instantaneous pressure (PT3) to a level below a maximum pressure threshold (PT3sup), said maximum pressure threshold being defined on the basis of the determined value of the pressure (PT4) in the tank (1) and exceeding said determined val
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Olivier Beuneken, Fouad Ammouri, Sitra Colom, Marie Delclaud, Arthur Thomas, Olga Wojdas
  • Patent number: 9574708
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for filling a tank with a pressurized fuel gas, the average temperature of the gas in the tank is estimated in real time during the filling. The method includes, before the filling, determining the initial temperature of the gas in the tank, determining the initial pressure of the gas in the tank, determining the initial average temperature of the wall of the tank and determining the initial mass of gas in the tank. According to the method, during the filling, the enthalpy of the gas entering into the tank is determined as a function of time and the mass of gas injected into the tank is determined as a function of time or, respectively, the pressure in the tank is determined as a function of time. The average temperature of the gas at the time in the tank is determined in degrees K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Fouad Ammouri, Loïc Damongeot
  • Publication number: 20160202223
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for determining the concentrations of chemical components of a product, in particular air, in a distillation column, said method involving implementing a model for estimating the concentration of the components from measurements carried out by one or a plurality of sensors, said model using an adjustment parameter making it possible to take into consideration operating variations of the column, the method also includes a step which involves detecting the values of said adjustment parameter that are outside a nominal variation range of said parameter in order to diagnose a fault D in one or a plurality of said sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe, Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Fouad AMMOURI, Stephane DUDRET, Pierre ROUCHON
  • Publication number: 20150345704
    Abstract: A method for filling a tank (1) with liquefied gas, in particular a tank with cryogenic liquid, from a liquefied gas container (2), in particular a cryogenic liquid container (2), which container (2) is in fluid communication with the tank (1) via a filling pipe (3), wherein the method uses a pressure differential generation member (4) for transferring liquid from the container (2) to the tank (1) at a predetermined pressure, characterized in that, at or following the switching on time (M) of the pressure differential generation member (4), the method comprises a step of determining the pressure (PT4) in the tank (1) via a measurement of a first pressure in the filling pipe (3), and, following the determination of the pressure (PT4) in the tank, a step of limiting the first instantaneous pressure (PT3) to a level below a maximum pressure threshold (PT3sup), said maximum pressure threshold being defined on the basis of the determined value of the pressure (PT4) in the tank (1) and exceeding said determined val
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Olivier BEUNEKEN, Fouad AMMOURI, Sitra COLOM, Marie DELCLAUD, Arthur THOMAS, Olga WOJDAS
  • Publication number: 20150330571
    Abstract: A method for filling a tank (1) with liquefied gas, in particular a tank with cryogenic liquid, from a liquefied gas container (2), in particular a cryogenic liquid container (2), which container (2) is in fluid communication with the tank (1) via a filling pipe (3), wherein the method uses a pressure differential generation member (4) for transferring liquid from the container (2) to the tank (1) at a predetermined pressure, characterized in that, at or following the switching on time (M) of the pressure differential generation member (4), the method comprises a step of determining the pressure (PT4) in the tank (1) via a measurement of a first pressure in the filling pipe (3), and, following the determination of the pressure (PT4) in the tank, a step of limiting the first instantaneous pressure (PT3) to a level below a maximum pressure threshold (PT3sup), said maximum pressure threshold being defined on the basis of the determined value of the pressure (PT4) in the tank (1) and exceeding said determined val
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Olivier BEUNEKEN, Fouad AMMOURI, Sitra COLOM, Marie DELCLAUD, Arthur THOMAS, Olga WOJDAS
  • Publication number: 20150300570
    Abstract: A method for filling a tank (1) with liquefied gas, in particular a tank with cryogenic liquid, from a liquefied gas container (2), in particular a cryogenic liquid container (2), wherein, following a predetermined time after filling has started, the method comprises the step of comparing the first instantaneous pressure (PT3) in the filling pipe (3) or an average of said first instantaneous pressure (PT3) with a predetermined maximum threshold (Pmax), and, when said first instantaneous pressure (PT3) in the filling pipe (3) or the average of said first instantaneous pressure (PT3), respectively, exceeds the maximum threshold (Pmax), the step of interrupting (AR) the filling (R).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Olivier BEUNEKEN, Fouad AMMOURI, Sitra COLOM, Marie DELCLAUD, Arthur THOMAS, Olga WOJDAS
  • Publication number: 20150013830
    Abstract: Method for filling a tank with gas via an injector, in which the average temperature of the gas in the tank is estimated in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Fouad AMMOURI, Loïc DAMONGEOT
  • Patent number: 8765018
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a hydrocarbon vapor reforming reaction using a combustion chamber containing burners and tubes, said tubes being filled with catalysts and capable of being crossed by a mixture of hydrocarbons and vapor, the burners being arranged so as to transfer their combustion heat to the mixture of hydrocarbons and vapor through the walls of the tubes, wherein the temperature T of the wall of each tube is measured in the downstream part of the tube, and if for at least one tube, the measured temperature“is higher or equal to the MOT (DTT-15° C.), DTT being the design temperature of the measured tube, the functional parameters of the reforming method are then modified so as to decrease the measured temperature T of this tube down to a value lower than the MOT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Fouad Ammouri, Jean Gallarda
  • Publication number: 20140174593
    Abstract: Method for filling a tank with pressurised gas, the method comprising: a step of measuring the initial pressure (P(t0)) in the tank, a step of determining the initial quantity (m(t0)) of gas in the tank, a step of measuring the current pressure (P(ti)) in the tank, a step of determining the current quantity (Q(ti)) of gas transferred into the tank, a step of calculating the current quantity (m(ti)) of gas in the tank, a step of determining the current temperature (T(ti)) of the gas in the tank, the method being characterised in that, for the step of determining the current temperature (T(ti)) of the gas in the tank, said temperature (T(ti)) is expressed and calculated solely as a function of the variables consisting of the current pressure (P(ti)) in the tank and the current quantity (m(ti)) of gas in the tank; the expression of the current temperature (T(ti)) as a function of the current pressure (P(ti)) and the current quantity (m(ti)) of gas in the tank being obtained from the state equation for the
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Fouad Ammouri, Jonathan Macron
  • Patent number: 8762079
    Abstract: (EN) The invention relates to a method for estimating the characteristic parameters of a cryogenic tank (1), in particular geometric parameters, including: a step comprising the measurement of the pressure differential between the upper and lower parts of the tank prior to filling DPmes—before; a step comprising the measurement of the pressure differential between the upper and lower parts of the tank after filling DPmes—after; a step comprising the determination of the mass of liquid delivered (mdelivered) during filling; and a step comprising the calculation of a first geometric parameter (R) of the tank, namely the radius (R) which is calculated from equation (I), wherein g is the Earth's gravitational acceleration and MAVO is a density coefficient that is a function of the density of the liquid and the gas in the tank and optionally in the pressure measuring pipes (11) when the pressure differential is measured by at least one remote pressure sensor connected to the upper and lower parts of the tank via r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'etude et l'exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Fouad Ammouri, Florence Boutemy, Jonathan Macron