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Cyclone cleaner for a fixed bed reactor
Assignee: RAG AG
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Filing: 1985-02-28
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Granted: 1987-06-23
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Expires: 2005-02-28
Abstract
Abstract A cyclone arrangement for cleaning gas from a gas generator for gasifying coal which is exhausted at high pressures. The invention proposes that the cyclone arrangement for the cleaning of crude gas includes at least two cyclones connected in parallel on their input sides, which cyclones can be turned on and off individually. Thereby a dry cleaning of the crude gas can be performed with only a slight temperature loss. The quantity of gas corresponding to the optimum cleaning efficiency can be adjusted to the quantity of gas either discharged from the gas generator or actually required for the pressurization of the steam generator by adjusting the number of cyclones put into operation, without the need for the inclusion of buffer capacities. The gas generator comprises a pressurized fixed bed reactor.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Schafer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 23:27
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10J; C10J3/00; C10J3/02; C10J3/20; B; B04; B04C; B04C11/00; B04C5/00; B04C5/24; B04C5/28; C10J3/06; C10J3/46; C10J3/48; C10J3/54; C10J3/56; C10J3/72; C10J3/78; C10J3/82; C10J3/84; C10J2300/00; C10J2300/09; C10J2300/0913; C10J2300/093; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E20/00; Y02E20/16; Y02E20/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
A cyclone arrangement for cleaning pressurized gas from a gas generator in which coal is gasified, said cyclone arrangement comprising: a plurality of cyclones which are connected by an unobstructed passage to receive gas to be cleaned from a common gas input means connected to said gas generator; sliding means disposed to turn said cyclones on and off incrementally by at least one cyclone at a time, whereby any desired number of cyclones from said plurality of cyclones can be included, in operation, in response to varying quantities of gas generated, and whereby cleaning efficiency of said cyclone arrangement is maximized during varying cleaning loads; said common gas input means comprising: a conduit from which each said plurality of cyclones is connected; said cyclones each having an inlet connected to said conduit; said sliding means for turning said cyclones on and off comprising a piston disposed in said conduit to move therealong adjacent said inlets of said cyclones to sequentially cover and uncover said inlets of said cyclones; and means for moving said piston in said conduit to cover and uncover said inlets of said cyclones.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
A cyclone arrangement for cleaning pressurized gas from a gas generator in which coal is gasified, said cyclone arrangement comprising: a plurality of cyclones which are connected by an unobstructed passage to receive gas to be cleaned from a common gas input means connected to said gas generator; sliding means disposed to turn said cyclones on and off incrementally by at least one cyclone at a time, whereby any desired number of cyclones from said plurality of cyclones can be included, in operation, in response to varying quantities of gas generated, and whereby cleaning efficiency of said cyclone arrangement is maximized during varying cleaning loads; said common gas input means comprising: a conduit from which each said plurality of cyclones is connected; said cyclones each having an inlet connected to said conduit; said sliding means for turning said cyclones on and off comprising a piston disposed in said conduit to move therealong adjacent said inlets of said cyclones to sequentially cover and uncover said inlets of said cyclones; and means for moving said piston in said conduit to cover and uncover said inlets of said cyclones.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The cyclone arrangement for cleaning gas from a gas generator according to claim 1 wherein said inlets of said cyclones comprise tubes which connect into said conduit at a side of said conduit and are disposed one behind the other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
The cyclone arrangement for cleaning gas from a gas generator according to claim 1 wherein said piston has a curved surface at one end thereof to change the direction of gas flowing in said conduit to admit said flowing gas into said inlet tubes of said cyclone, said one end of said piston having said curved surface being disposed within said conduit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
The cyclone arrangement for cleaning gas from a gas generator according to claim 2 wherein said piston has a curved surface at one end thereof to change the direction of gas flowing in said conduit to admit said flowing gas into said inlet tubes of said cyclone, said one end of said piston having said curved surface being disposed within said conduit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cyclone arrangement for cleaning gas from a gas generator according to claim 1 wherein said gas generator is a fixed bed reactor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cyclone arrangement for cleaning gas from a gas generator according to claim 5 wherein said fixed bed reactor is a high pressure reactor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cyclone arrangement for cleaning gas from a gas generator according to claim 2 wherein said gas generator is a fixed bed reactor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cyclone arrangement for cleaning gas from a gas generator according to claim 7 wherein said fixed bed reactor is a high pressure reactor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cyclone arrangement for cleaning gas from a gas generator according to claim 3 wherein said gas generator is a fixed bed reactor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cyclone arrangement for cleaning gas from a gas generator according to claim 4 wherein said gas generator is a fixed bed reactor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cyclone arrangement for cleaning gas from a gas generator according to claim 9 wherein said fixed bed reactor is a high pressure reactor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cyclone arrangement for cleaning gas from a gas generator according to claim 10 wherein said fixed bed reactor is a high pressure reactor.
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