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Method of operating a fluidized bed reactor
Assignee: Foster Wheeler Energy Corp
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Filing: 1988-02-26
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Granted: 1989-03-07
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Expires: 2008-02-26
Abstract
Abstract A method of operating a fluidized bed reactor in which a bed containing solid particulate material is fluidized by introducing air into the bed. A gas column is formed containing a mixture of the air, the gaseous products of combustion or gasification of the fuel in the bed and the particulate material entrained by the air and the gaseous products of combustion. The mixture is discharged from the vessel and the particulate material is separated from the mixture and returned to the bed. The entrainable particulate material is maintained in the bed and in the gas column in quantities sufficient to saturate the gas column. The temperature of the fluidized bed is controlled by varying the amount of air introduced into the bed.
Inventors
- 👤 Juan A. Garcia-Mallol
- 👤 Michael G. Alliston
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:38
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/18; B01J8/1809; B01J8/005; B01J8/0055; B01J8/24; B01J8/38; B01J8/384; B01J8/388; F; F22; F22B; F22B31/00; F22B31/0007; F22B31/0015; F22B31/003; F22B31/0084; F23; F23C; F23C10/00; F23C10/02; F23C10/04; F23C10/08; F23C10/10; B01J2208/00; B01J2208/00008; B01J2208/00017; B01J2208/00327; B01J2208/00336; B01J2208/00353; B01J2208/00371
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A method of operating a fluid bed reactor comprising the steps of introducing relative coarse and relatively fine solid fuel particles into a vessel for combustion, introducing air into said vessel and through said particle to fluidize said sulfur absorbent particles and support said combustion, controlling the velocity of said air so that it is sufficient to entrain the relatively fine particles and insufficient to entrain the relatively coarse particles so that said coarse particles form a discrete fluidized bed in the lower portion of said vessel, said air and entrained fine particles mixing with the gaseous products of combustion and rising towards the upper portion of said vessel, separating said fine particles from said mixture, returning the separated fine particles back to said vessel, discharging the spent particles from said vessel, and controlling the quantity of said fine particles introduced into said vessel and returned to said vessel so that they are in excesss of that sufficient to saturate the gases in said mixture so that a portion of said fine particles accumulates in said discrete bed of coarse particles.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
181 words
A method of operating a fluid bed reactor comprising the steps of introducing relative coarse and relatively fine solid fuel particles into a vessel for combustion, introducing air into said vessel and through said particle to fluidize said sulfur absorbent particles and support said combustion, controlling the velocity of said air so that it is sufficient to entrain the relatively fine particles and insufficient to entrain the relatively coarse particles so that said coarse particles form a discrete fluidized bed in the lower portion of said vessel, said air and entrained fine particles mixing with the gaseous products of combustion and rising towards the upper portion of said vessel, separating said fine particles from said mixture, returning the separated fine particles back to said vessel, discharging the spent particles from said vessel, and controlling the quantity of said fine particles introduced into said vessel and returned to said vessel so that they are in excesss of that sufficient to saturate the gases in said mixture so that a portion of said fine particles accumulates in said discrete bed of coarse particles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said air is introduced in quantities below that required for complete combustion of said fuel, and further comprising the steps of introducing an additional quantity of air to said vessel at a location above the area of introduction of said first quantity of air, the quantity of said additional air being sufficient to completely combust said fuel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of controlling the temperature of said bed by varying the quantity of air introduced into said bed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of varying the rate of said discharge of said spent particles to adjust the residence time of said particles in said vessel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said air is introduced at a velocity which is greater than the free fall velocity of said fine particles and less than the free fall velocity of said coarse materials.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the volume of solids accumulating in said bed is between 20 and 30 percent of the volume of said vessel when the reactor is operating at maximum capacity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the velocity of the air introduced to the bed is approximately 12 feet per second when the reactor is operating at maximum capacity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of circulating water through the walls of said vessel to absorb the heat from said combustion and convert said water to steam.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said particles also include an adsorbent for adsorbing the sulfur formed during the combustion of said fuel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said air is introduced into said vessel below said particles so that it passes upwardly through said bed.
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