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Spouted bed heating of solids for coal gasification
Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Co
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Filing: 1982-12-06
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Granted: 1987-11-03
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Expires: 2002-12-06
Abstract
Abstract In a coal or coal char gasification system using hot recycled inert heat transfer medium (IHTM) solids, the heat transfer medium and some of the unreacted or ungasified char are passed through a spouted-bed reactor. In the spouted-bed reactor, the unreacted char is burned in a way that more efficiently reheats the heat transfer medium and reduces fusion, agglomeration, plugging, fouling and erosion problems. These advantages are provided by the fact that only a central spout of solids is fluidized and the fact the solids undergo a systematic cyclic mechanism where there is greater contact between the hot char and IHTM solids. The spouted-bed produces a hydrodynamic system which is substantially different from conventional gas-solid combustor configurations, especially fluidized combustors.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert H. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:24
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10J; C10J3/00; C10J3/02; C10J3/06; C10J3/12; C10J3/46; C10J2300/00; C10J2300/09; C10J2300/0983; C10J2300/0993
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
In a method for the gasification of coal in a coal gasification reactor using hot inert heat transfer medium solids, which method includes removing a mixture of solids comprising unreacted char and inert transfer medium from said gasification reactor and the char is burned to supply heat for heating the inert heat transfer medium solids, the improvement comprising: (a) passing a part of said solids directly into to a spouted-bed char combustor and combining a part of said solids with combustion supporting gas before said gas is flowed in step (b) into said combustor; (b) flowing a combustion supporting gas into said combustor at a first point; (c) flowing said gas upwardly in said combustor at a volume and rate such that an upwardly flowing spout of said solids is formed above said first point, but below the volume and rate at which said gas would elutriate a majority of said solids in said combustor; (d) burning char in said combustor; and (e) passing heated inert transfer medium solids from said combustor to said coal gasification reactor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
In a method for the gasification of coal in a coal gasification reactor using hot inert heat transfer medium solids, which method includes removing a mixture of solids comprising unreacted char and inert transfer medium from said gasification reactor and the char is burned to supply heat for heating the inert heat transfer medium solids, the improvement comprising: (a) passing a part of said solids directly into to a spouted-bed char combustor and combining a part of said solids with combustion supporting gas before said gas is flowed in step (b) into said combustor; (b) flowing a combustion supporting gas into said combustor at a first point; (c) flowing said gas upwardly in said combustor at a volume and rate such that an upwardly flowing spout of said solids is formed above said first point, but below the volume and rate at which said gas would elutriate a majority of said solids in said combustor; (d) burning char in said combustor; and (e) passing heated inert transfer medium solids from said combustor to said coal gasification reactor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
In the method of claim 1 wherein the combustion supporting gas is comprised of air.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
180 words
In a method for the gasification of coal in a coal gasification reactor using hot inert heat transfer medium solids, which method includes removing a mixture of solids comprising unreacted char and inert transfer medium from said gasification reactor and the char is burned to supply heat for heating the inert heat transfer medium solids, the improvement comprising: (a) passing a part of said solids directly into a spouted-bed char combustor and combining a part of said solids with a combustion supporting gas before said gas is flowed in step (b) into said combustor; (b) flowing a combustion supporting gas comprised of air into said combustor at a first point; (c) flowing said gas upwardly in said combustor at a volume and rate such that an upwardly flowing spout of said solids is formed above said first point, but below the volume and rate at which said gas would elutriate a majority of said solids in said combustor; (d) burning char in said combustor; and (e) passing heated inert transfer medium solids from said combustor to said coal gasification reactor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
180 words
In a method for the gasification of coal in a coal gasification reactor using hot inert heat transfer medium solids, which method includes removing a mixture of solids comprising unreacted char and inert transfer medium from said gasification reactor and the char is burned to supply heat for heating the inert heat transfer medium solids, the improvement comprising: (a) passing a part of said solids directly into a spouted-bed char combustor and combining a part of said solids with a combustion supporting gas before said gas is flowed in step (b) into said combustor; (b) flowing a combustion supporting gas comprised of air into said combustor at a first point; (c) flowing said gas upwardly in said combustor at a volume and rate such that an upwardly flowing spout of said solids is formed above said first point, but below the volume and rate at which said gas would elutriate a majority of said solids in said combustor; (d) burning char in said combustor; and (e) passing heated inert transfer medium solids from said combustor to said coal gasification reactor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
In the method of claim 3 wherein the combustion supporting gas is comprised of air.
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