US3277945A
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Fuel combustion system
Assignee: Franklin Institute
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Filing: 1965-02-25
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Granted: 1966-10-11
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Expires: 1985-02-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Vermes Geza
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:28
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23C; F23C99/00; C; C10; C10B; C10B29/00; C10G; C10G9/00; C10G9/34; C10G9/36; C10G9/38; C10J; C10J3/00; C10J3/46; C10J3/48; C10J3/482; C10J3/50; C10J3/503; F23C1/00; F23C1/02; F23D; F23D5/00; F23D5/02; F23D5/04; F23G; F23G7/00; F23G7/05; C10J2300/00; C10J2300/09; C10J2300/0913; C10J2300/093; C10J2300/0936; F23C2700/00; F23C2700/02; F23C2700/023; F23C2700/026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A FUEL GASIFICATION SYSTEM FOR GASIFYING COMBUSTIBLE FUEL COMPRISING: A VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER FOR TRANSFORMING FUEL INTO COKE AND LIBERATING COMBUSTIBLE GASES AND HAVING UPPER AND LOWR PORTIONS; FEEDER MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID UPPER PORTION OF SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER FOR INTRODUCING SAID FUEL INTO SAID CHAMBER; A GASIFICATION CHAMBER COAXIAL WITH SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID LOWER PORTION OF SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER THROUGH A COMMUNICATING PASSAGE; MEANS FOR PERMITTING PASSAGE OF COKE FROM SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER INTO SAID GASIFICATION CHAMBER; MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AN AIR STREAM IN SAID GASIFICATION CHAMBER ON WHICH COKE ENTERING SAID GASIFICATION CHAMBER IS FLOATED SO THAT SAID COKE MAY BE CONTACTED BY SAID AIR STREAM AND THEREBY DEGASIFIED RELEASING HOT GASES AND FORMING SLAG; FLOW PASSAGE MEANS FOR CONDUCTING SAID HOT GASES FROM SAID GASIFICATION CHAMBER TO SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER SO THAT SAID HOT GASES WILL ASSUME AN UPWARD MOVEMENT IN SAID GASIFICATION CHAMBER AND IMPINGE UPON SAID FUEL FALLING IN SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER; AND VENT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER FOR REMOVING SAID HOT AND COMBUSTIBLE GASES FROM SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A FUEL GASIFICATION SYSTEM FOR GASIFYING COMBUSTIBLE FUEL COMPRISING: A VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER FOR TRANSFORMING FUEL INTO COKE AND LIBERATING COMBUSTIBLE GASES AND HAVING UPPER AND LOWR PORTIONS; FEEDER MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID UPPER PORTION OF SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER FOR INTRODUCING SAID FUEL INTO SAID CHAMBER; A GASIFICATION CHAMBER COAXIAL WITH SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID LOWER PORTION OF SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER THROUGH A COMMUNICATING PASSAGE; MEANS FOR PERMITTING PASSAGE OF COKE FROM SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER INTO SAID GASIFICATION CHAMBER; MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AN AIR STREAM IN SAID GASIFICATION CHAMBER ON WHICH COKE ENTERING SAID GASIFICATION CHAMBER IS FLOATED SO THAT SAID COKE MAY BE CONTACTED BY SAID AIR STREAM AND THEREBY DEGASIFIED RELEASING HOT GASES AND FORMING SLAG; FLOW PASSAGE MEANS FOR CONDUCTING SAID HOT GASES FROM SAID GASIFICATION CHAMBER TO SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER SO THAT SAID HOT GASES WILL ASSUME AN UPWARD MOVEMENT IN SAID GASIFICATION CHAMBER AND IMPINGE UPON SAID FUEL FALLING IN SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER; AND VENT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER FOR REMOVING SAID HOT AND COMBUSTIBLE GASES FROM SAID VOLATILIZATION CHAMBER.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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