US4263877A
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Fluidized bed combustion
Assignee: Babcock International Ltd
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Filing: 1978-12-26
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Granted: 1981-04-28
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Expires: 1998-12-26
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to fluidized bed combustors and provides for the operation of such combustors so that the bed forms an upper fluidized layer and a lower, more static, layer into which larger particles may fall to be drained away.
Inventors
- 👤 William M. Urquhart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:18
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23C; F23C10/00; F23C10/18; F23C10/24; B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/18; B01J8/24; B01J8/32; F22; F22B; F22B31/00; F22B31/0007; F22B31/0015; F22B31/003; F22B31/0038; F23C10/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A fluidized bed combustor having a floor on which the fluidized bed is supported, drain means through which material from the bed can escape, a bank of tubes through which fluid to be heated is passed, and nozzles estending upwardly from the floor, the combustor operating with a fluidized combustion layer in which the bank of tubes lies overlying a lower, static, layer into which material from the fluidized combustion layer may fall and from which material escapes through the drain means, and combustion air being supplied through the nozzles to discharge into the lower layer nearer to the top than the bottom of the lower layer and also to discharge into the lower layer at a level below that.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A fluidized bed combustor having a floor on which the fluidized bed is supported, drain means through which material from the bed can escape, a bank of tubes through which fluid to be heated is passed, and nozzles estending upwardly from the floor, the combustor operating with a fluidized combustion layer in which the bank of tubes lies overlying a lower, static, layer into which material from the fluidized combustion layer may fall and from which material escapes through the drain means, and combustion air being supplied through the nozzles to discharge into the lower layer nearer to the top than the bottom of the lower layer and also to discharge into the lower layer at a level below that.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A fluidized bed combustor as claimed in claim 1 in which each nozzle is such that combustion air discharges into the lower layer nearer to the top than the bottom of the lower layer through the upper end of the nozzle and also discharges from the nozzle into the lower lay at a level below that.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A fluidized bed combustor as claimed in claim 1 in which combustion air discharges from the upper ends of some of the nozzles into the lower layer nearer to the top then the bottom of the lower layer and from the upper ends of other of the nozzles into the lower layer at a level below that.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A fluidized bed combustor as claimed in claim 1 in which the drain means provides one or more outlets and each part of the floor slopes towards at least one of said outlets.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A fluidized bed combustor as claimed in claim 1 in which the drain means comprises a plurality of outlets and means is provided for controlling the outlets so that they are opened and closed sequentially.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-04-27 | 1984-10-27 | 1985-04-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-04-27 | 1988-10-27 | 1989-04-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-04-27 | 1992-10-27 | 1993-04-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |