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Microwave heated fluidized bed reactor having stages
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1981-09-01
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Granted: 1984-10-09
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Expires: 2001-09-01
Abstract
Abstract An improvement in or relating to the fluidized bed-type heating reactor for introducing into the fluidized bed thereof a water-containing substance to be treated such as an uranyl nitrate solution and subjecting the substance to heat treatment. The reactor of the invention is provided with a microwave-generating means for applying microwaves to the fluidized bed and thereby heating the same.
Inventors
- 👤 Yutori Nakamori
- 👤 Tsuyoshi Matsumura
- 👤 Takeshi Kubota
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-24 02:59
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/005; B01J8/006; B01J19/00; B01J19/08; B01J19/12; B01J19/122; B01J19/126; B01J8/18; B01J8/1836; B01J8/24; B01J8/42; C; C01; C01G; C01G43/00; C01G43/01; F; F27; F27B; F27B15/00; F27B15/02; F27B15/14; B01J2208/00; B01J2208/00008; B01J2208/00017; B01J2208/00433; B01J2208/00442; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S422/00; Y10S422/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A fluidized bed-type heating reactor of the form in which water-containing nuclear fuel material is introduced into a fluidized bed so as to undergo a heat-treatment, characterized in that a dispersion plate is provided in a lower portion within a reactor main body laterally extending from one side to a point in the vicinity of the opposite side of the reactor main body; at least two weirs are mounted above the dispersion plate, the at least two weirs being step-wise reduced in height to a discharge opening of the reactor main body, the fluidized bed being partitioned by said at least two weirs into a plurality of laterally continuously arranged fluidized-bed portions; means for delivering microwaves to each of the fluidized-bed portions comprising a waveguide duct which houses one end of an irradiation duct, the other end of which is disposed in respective fluidized bed portions so as to apply microwaves to thereby heat the fluidized-bed portions to different temperatures and have the nuclear fuel material heat-treated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A fluidized bed-type heating reactor of the form in which water-containing nuclear fuel material is introduced into a fluidized bed so as to undergo a heat-treatment, characterized in that a dispersion plate is provided in a lower portion within a reactor main body laterally extending from one side to a point in the vicinity of the opposite side of the reactor main body; at least two weirs are mounted above the dispersion plate, the at least two weirs being step-wise reduced in height to a discharge opening of the reactor main body, the fluidized bed being partitioned by said at least two weirs into a plurality of laterally continuously arranged fluidized-bed portions; means for delivering microwaves to each of the fluidized-bed portions comprising a waveguide duct which houses one end of an irradiation duct, the other end of which is disposed in respective fluidized bed portions so as to apply microwaves to thereby heat the fluidized-bed portions to different temperatures and have the nuclear fuel material heat-treated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A fluidized bed-type reactor as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that externally at a wall portion of said reactor main body substantially corresponding to the location of the fluidized bed, there is a heater provided for heating said wall portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A fluidized bed-type heating reactor as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that in an upper portion of said reactor main body there is a filter incorporated for removing and recovering fine particles entrained by air.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
A fluidized bed-type heating reactor as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said reactor main body has in an upper portion thereof a large diametral part having a lower end portion of a reduced diameter and has a small diametral part formed from the bottom of said lower end portion and in that said fluidized bed is formed in said small diametral part.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A fluidized bed-type heating reactor as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that means is incorporated for introducing a substance to be treated into said fluidized bed, said means comprising a spray device having a spray opening opened in said reactor main body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fluidized bed-type heating reactor as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that said watercontaining substance to be treated is an uranyl nitrate solution.
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