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US4823740A
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Thermal reactor
Assignee: Ebara Corp
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Filing: 1988-07-26
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Granted: 1989-04-25
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Expires: 2008-07-26
Abstract
Abstract A thermal reactor of fluidizing bed type includes a thermal recovering arrangement. A part of a fluidizing medium is supplied into the thermal energy recovering arrangement so as to pass therethrough, whereby; thermal energy is recovered by a heat exchanger disposed in the recovering arrangement.
Inventors
- 👤 Takahiro Ohshita
- 👤 Tsutomu Higo
- 👤 Shigeru Kosugi
- 👤 Naoki Inumaru
- 👤 Hajime Kawaguchi
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-29 16:53
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23C; F23C10/00; F23C10/02; F23C10/12; F23C10/14; B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/18; B01J8/1818; F22; F22B; F22B31/00; F22B31/0007; F22B31/0061; F22B31/0084; F22B31/0092; F23C10/04; F23C10/06; F23G; F23G5/00; F23G5/30; B01J2208/00; B01J2208/00008; B01J2208/00017; B01J2208/00106; B01J2208/00115; B01J2208/00141
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls; a fluidizing medium provided in said fluidizing bed chamber; diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor below said fluidizing medium and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas upwardly above said diffusor means into said fluidizing medium; partition wall means disposed in said fluidizing bed chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor or another partition wall means to form a recovery chamber with openings both at the top and the bottom communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; heat exchanging means disposed in said recovery chamber; and auxiliary diffusor means for directing a pressurized gas into said recovery chamber, said auxiliary diffusor means being disposed horizontally and provided with perforations, the size of the area of said perforations increasing in a direction from a first end of said auxiliary diffusor means extending into said recovery chamber to a second end thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls; a fluidizing medium provided in said fluidizing bed chamber; diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor below said fluidizing medium and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas upwardly above said diffusor means into said fluidizing medium; partition wall means disposed in said fluidizing bed chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor or another partition wall means to form a recovery chamber with openings both at the top and the bottom communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; heat exchanging means disposed in said recovery chamber; and auxiliary diffusor means for directing a pressurized gas into said recovery chamber, said auxiliary diffusor means being disposed horizontally and provided with perforations, the size of the area of said perforations increasing in a direction from a first end of said auxiliary diffusor means extending into said recovery chamber to a second end thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
162 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls; a fluidizing medium provided in said fluidizing bed chamber; diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor below said fluidizing medium and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas upwardly above said diffusor means into said fluidizing medium; partition wall means disposed in said fluidizing bed chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor or another partition wall means to form a recovery chamber with openings both at the top and the bottom communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; a heat exchanging means disposed in said recovery chamber; and auxiliary diffusor means for directing a pressurized gas into said recovery chamber, said auxiliary diffusor means being inclined with respect to the horizontal and having perforations, the size of the area of said perforations increasing in a direction from a first end of said auxiliary diffusor means extending into said recovery chamber to a second end thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
162 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls; a fluidizing medium provided in said fluidizing bed chamber; diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor below said fluidizing medium and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas upwardly above said diffusor means into said fluidizing medium; partition wall means disposed in said fluidizing bed chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor or another partition wall means to form a recovery chamber with openings both at the top and the bottom communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; a heat exchanging means disposed in said recovery chamber; and auxiliary diffusor means for directing a pressurized gas into said recovery chamber, said auxiliary diffusor means being inclined with respect to the horizontal and having perforations, the size of the area of said perforations increasing in a direction from a first end of said auxiliary diffusor means extending into said recovery chamber to a second end thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
178 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls; a fluidizing medium provided in said fluidizing bed chamber; diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor below said fluidizing medium and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas upwardly at different mass flows in different areas above said diffusor means and thereby for generating a circulating zone of a fluidizing bed in said fluidizing bed chamber; partition wall means disposed in said fluidizing bed chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor or another partition wall means to form a recovery chamber with openings both at the top and the bottom communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; a heat exchanging means disposed in said recovery chamber; and auxiliary diffusor means for directing a pressurized gas into said recovery chamber, said auxiliary diffusor means being disposed horizontally and provided with perforations, the size of the area of said perforations increasing in a direction from a first end of said auxiliary diffusor means extending into said recovery chamber to a second end thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
178 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls; a fluidizing medium provided in said fluidizing bed chamber; diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor below said fluidizing medium and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas upwardly at different mass flows in different areas above said diffusor means and thereby for generating a circulating zone of a fluidizing bed in said fluidizing bed chamber; partition wall means disposed in said fluidizing bed chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor or another partition wall means to form a recovery chamber with openings both at the top and the bottom communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; a heat exchanging means disposed in said recovery chamber; and auxiliary diffusor means for directing a pressurized gas into said recovery chamber, said auxiliary diffusor means being disposed horizontally and provided with perforations, the size of the area of said perforations increasing in a direction from a first end of said auxiliary diffusor means extending into said recovery chamber to a second end thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
181 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls; a fluidizing medium provided in said fluidizing bed chamber; diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor below said fluidizing medium and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas upwardly at different mass flows in different areas above said diffusor means and thereby for generating a circulating zone of a fluidizing bed in said fluidizing bed chamber; partition wall means disposed in said fluidizing bed chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor or another partition wall means to form a recovery chamber with openings both at the top and the bottom communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; a heat exchanging means disposed in said recovery chamber; and auxiliary diffusor means for directing a pressurized gas into said recovery chamber, said auxiliary diffusor means being inclined with respect to the horizontal and having perforations, the size of the area of said perforations increasing in a direction from a first end of said auxiliary diffusor means extending into said recovery chamber to a second end thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
181 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls; a fluidizing medium provided in said fluidizing bed chamber; diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor below said fluidizing medium and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas upwardly at different mass flows in different areas above said diffusor means and thereby for generating a circulating zone of a fluidizing bed in said fluidizing bed chamber; partition wall means disposed in said fluidizing bed chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor or another partition wall means to form a recovery chamber with openings both at the top and the bottom communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; a heat exchanging means disposed in said recovery chamber; and auxiliary diffusor means for directing a pressurized gas into said recovery chamber, said auxiliary diffusor means being inclined with respect to the horizontal and having perforations, the size of the area of said perforations increasing in a direction from a first end of said auxiliary diffusor means extending into said recovery chamber to a second end thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
134 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls; diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas above said diffusor means; partition wall means disposed in said fluidizing bed chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor or another partition wall means to form a recovery chamber with openings both at the top and the bottom communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; said partition wall means including an inclined partition wall provided above said diffusor means for generating a circulating zone of a fluidizing bed in said fluidizing bed chamber; a heat exchanging means disposed in said recovery chamber; and auxiliary diffusor means, arranged to extend above said inclined partition wall, for directing pressurized gas into said recovery chamber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
134 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls; diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas above said diffusor means; partition wall means disposed in said fluidizing bed chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor or another partition wall means to form a recovery chamber with openings both at the top and the bottom communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; said partition wall means including an inclined partition wall provided above said diffusor means for generating a circulating zone of a fluidizing bed in said fluidizing bed chamber; a heat exchanging means disposed in said recovery chamber; and auxiliary diffusor means, arranged to extend above said inclined partition wall, for directing pressurized gas into said recovery chamber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
138 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls to form a tandem style reactor; a diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas above said diffusor means; a partition wall means disposed in said fluidizing bed chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor or another partition wall means to form three recovery chambers, each said recovery chamber opening both at the top and the bottom for communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; said partition wall means including an inclined partition wall provided above said diffusor means for generating a circulating zone of a fluidizing bed in said fluidizing bed chamber; auxiliary diffusor means for directing a pressurized gas into said recovery chambers; and heat exchanging means disposed in said recovery chamber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
138 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls to form a tandem style reactor; a diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas above said diffusor means; a partition wall means disposed in said fluidizing bed chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor or another partition wall means to form three recovery chambers, each said recovery chamber opening both at the top and the bottom for communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; said partition wall means including an inclined partition wall provided above said diffusor means for generating a circulating zone of a fluidizing bed in said fluidizing bed chamber; auxiliary diffusor means for directing a pressurized gas into said recovery chambers; and heat exchanging means disposed in said recovery chamber.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
A thermal reactor as claimed in claim 6, wherein said auxiliary diffusor means is disposed horizontally and has perforations, the size of the area of said perforations increasing in a direction from a first end of said auxiliary diffusor means extending into said recovery chambers to a second end thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
A thermal reactor as claimed in claim 6, wherein said auxiliary diffusor is inclined with respect to the horizontal and has perforations, the size of the area of said perforations increasing in a direction from a first end of said auxiliary diffusor means extending into said recovery chambers to a second end thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
164 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls; a fluidizing medium provided in said fluidizing bed chamber; diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor below said fluidizing medium and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas upwardly into said fluidizing medium at different mass flows in different areas above the diffusor means and thereby for generating a circulating zone of a fluidizing bed in said fluidizing bed chamber; inclined partition wall means, disposed at both sides of said fluidizing chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor, for forming recovery chambers at both said sides with openings both at the top and the bottom communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; auxiliary diffusor means for directing a pressurized gas into each said recovery chamber; a discharge passage extending from each said side of said fluidizing bed chamber; and a baffle provided at a lower part of each said recovery chamber above the respective said discharge passage.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
164 words
A thermal reactor comprising: a fluidizing bed chamber surrounded by walls; a fluidizing medium provided in said fluidizing bed chamber; diffusor means, at the bottom of said reactor below said fluidizing medium and coupled to a pressurized gas source, for blowing gas upwardly into said fluidizing medium at different mass flows in different areas above the diffusor means and thereby for generating a circulating zone of a fluidizing bed in said fluidizing bed chamber; inclined partition wall means, disposed at both sides of said fluidizing chamber adjacent to but spaced from said walls of said reactor, for forming recovery chambers at both said sides with openings both at the top and the bottom communicating with said fluidizing bed chamber; auxiliary diffusor means for directing a pressurized gas into each said recovery chamber; a discharge passage extending from each said side of said fluidizing bed chamber; and a baffle provided at a lower part of each said recovery chamber above the respective said discharge passage.
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