Dry quenching of coke with increased generation of steam

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR DRY QUENCHING OF COKE AND INCREASED GENERATION OF STEAM COMPRISING AN INCLINED COMPARTMENT INCLUDING A THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE PLATFORM FORMING THE COMPARTMENT FLOOR FOR SUPPORTING PIECES OF HOT COKE, A PLURALITY OF SPACED WATER TUBES ABOVE THE COKE PIECES, A PLURALITY OF SPACED WATER TUBES BENEATH AND CONTACTING THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE CONDUCTIVE PLATFORM, STEAM OFFTAKE MEANS CONNECTED TO THE WATER TUBES, A HOT COKE INLET AND A COOLED COKE DISCHARGE OUTLET AT THE UPPER AND LOWER END PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY OF THE COMPARTMENT, AN INLET FOR HOT GASEOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS IN THE COMPARTMENT, AND AN OUTLET FOR GASEOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS IN THE COMPARTMENT SPACED FROM THE HOT GASEOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCT INLET, A COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR GENERATION OF HOT GASEOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS, A DISCHARGE OUTLET FOR HOT GASEOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER, FUEL SUPPLY MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER, AND AN ENCLOSED PASSAGEWAY CONNECTING THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER DISCHARGE OUTLET AND THE HOT GASEOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCT INLET OF THE COMPARTMENT FOR SUPPLY OF HOT GASEOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS TO THE COMPARTMENT.