Apparatus for gasification of finely-divided fuels

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR GASIFICATION OF FINELY-DIVIDED FUELS IN SUSPENSION IN OXYGEN, COMPRISING: A BURNER NOZZLE RIGIDLY CONNECTD WITH A BURNER CHAMBER STRUCTURE FOR INJECTION OF A MIXTURE OF FUEL AND GASIFICATION MEDIA INTO A REACTION SPACE IN THE BURNER CHAMBER STRUCTURE, SAID BURNER CHAMBER HAVING INNER TAPERED WALLS TO PROVIDE A REACTION SPACE CONICALLY WIDENED IN THE DIRECTION OF FLOW OF THE MIXTURE; AND A SEPARATE GAS COLLECTING CHAMBER STRUCTURE PROVIDING A GAS COLLECTING SPACE IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID WIDENED PART OF THE BURNER CHAMBER TO RECEIVE THE GASES DISSCHARGED THEREFROM, FOR DISCHARGE OF THE PRODUCED GAS AT THE TOP AND OF THE GASIFICATION REDISUE SEPARATED THEREIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GAS COLLECTING SPACE; CHARACTERIZED BY SUPPLY LINES FOR INTRODUCTION OF THE REACTION MEDIA TO THE BURNER NOZZLE AND RIGIDLY CONNECTED TO THE BURNER NOZZLE, AND A GAS-TIGHT EXPANSION JOINT STRUCTURE BETWEEN THE BURNER CHAMBER STRUCTURE AND THE GAS COLLECTING CHAMBER STRUCTURE, WHEREBY THE GAS COLLECTING CHAMBER STRUCTURE CAN FOLLOW THE MOTIONS STIPULATED BY ITS EXPANSION DUE TO HEAT IN CONTRAST WITH THE RIGID BURNER CHAMBER STRUCTURE WHICH IS IMMOVABLY ARRANGED DURING OPERATION THEREOF,