US4021193A
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Spouted-fluidized bed reactor systems
Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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Filing: 1975-07-24
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Granted: 1977-05-03
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Expires: 1995-07-24
Abstract
Abstract A spouted fluidized bed reactor for use in the incineration or other treatment of materials comprises a particulate bed, at least one nozzle projecting into the lower region of the bed and means to pass air or other fluid into the bed through the nozzle with sufficient velocity to cause a region of the bed above the nozzle to become fluidized, either (a) the bed being sufficiently deep that a spouted bed is formed above the nozzle with a region of fluidization of the bed above the spouted bed region, or (b) a spouted bed is formed above the nozzle and sufficient air or other fluid is fed to the lower region of the bed adjacent or surrounding the nozzle to maintain the particles of the stagnant region of the spouted bed in a state of incipient fluidization.
Inventors
- 👤 Percy Lloyd Waters
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 06:21
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23C; F23C10/00; F23C10/002; B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/18; B01J8/24; B01J8/245; F23G; F23G5/00; F23G5/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A spouted-fluidised bed reactor for use in the treatment of materials, comprising: a deep particulate bed; at least one nozzle projecting upwardly into a lower region of said bed; and means to cause a fluid and combustible material to pass into the bed through said nozzle, said fluid having sufficient velocity to cause an inverted cone shaped region of said bed, immediately above said nozzle, to act as a spouted bed, and to cause an upper region of said bed to become fluidised, said bed containing a stagnant region beneath said inverted cone shaped region.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A spouted-fluidised bed reactor for use in the treatment of materials, comprising: a deep particulate bed; at least one nozzle projecting upwardly into a lower region of said bed; and means to cause a fluid and combustible material to pass into the bed through said nozzle, said fluid having sufficient velocity to cause an inverted cone shaped region of said bed, immediately above said nozzle, to act as a spouted bed, and to cause an upper region of said bed to become fluidised, said bed containing a stagnant region beneath said inverted cone shaped region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A reactor according to claim 1, wherein said nozzle comprises a single aperture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A reactor according to claim 1, and wherein said nozzle comprises a main aperture and a plurality of secondary apertures located around said main aperture to fluidise particles of said bed in the region of said secondary apertures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A reactor according to claim 1, wherein said means to cause said fluid to pass into the bed through the nozzle comprises a main feed pipe through which said fluid and a combustible material is supplied to said nozzle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A reactor according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said nozzles are provided, each said nozzle being adapted to independently form a spouted region in said bed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A reactor according to claim 1, including means for supplying cooling water to said bed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
A reactor according to claim 1, further comprising means for feeding additional fluid into said stagnant region of said bed at points adjacent said nozzle, said additional fluid having sufficient velocity to maintain particles of said stagnant region in a state of incipient fluidisation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A reactor according to claim 1, wherein said means to cause material to be treated to be introduced into the bed comprises means for entraining said material in said fluid passed into the bed through said nozzle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A reactor according to claim 1, including means for preheating said fluid before it is passed into said bed through said nozzle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A reactor according to claim 1, wherein said means to cause fluid to pass into said bed through said nozzle passes said fluid into said bed at a velocity, at the aperture of said nozzle, of between 10 m. sec.sup. -1 and 80 m. sec.sup. -1 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
A reactor according to claim 1, wherein said means to cause fluid to pass into said bed through said nozzle includes means to supply liquid fuel at said nozzle and means to atomise said fuel at said nozzle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A reactor according to claim 1, further including means to cause material to be treated to be introduced into the spouted region of the bed.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
A reactor according to claim 12, wherein said means to cause material to be treated to be introduced into the bed comprises means for feeding said material directly into said spouted region of said bed adjacent said nozzle.
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