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Method for driving a gas turbine utilizing a hexagonal pressurized fluidized bed reactor
Assignee: Foster Wheeler Development Corp
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Filing: 1989-11-14
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Granted: 1990-09-11
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Expires: 2009-11-14
Abstract
Abstract A reactor in which a plurality of vertical panels are disposed in a vessel and are constructed and arranged so as to form three combustion cells. Three of the panels each form a common wall between adjacent cells, and each cell is heated by a fluidized bed. Two of the cells operate as boilers and one as a gasifier. A method of driving a gas turbine utilizing the boilers and the gasifier described above.
Inventors
- 👤 Archibald S. Robertson, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 06:21
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01K; F01K23/00; F01K23/02; F01K23/06; F01K23/061; F01K23/062; F01K23/067; F22; F22B; F22B31/00; F22B31/0007; F22B31/0015; F22B31/003; F05; F05B; F05B2250/00; F05B2250/10; F05B2250/13; F05B2250/132; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E20/00; Y02E20/16; Y02E20/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A method of operating a gas turbine comprising the steps of forming three separate combustion cells in a single vessel, forming a bed of particulate material including fuel in each of said cells, passing air through each of said beds, the quantity of air passed through two of said cells being sufficient to fluidize said particulate material in their respective beds and promote the combustion of said fuel, and the quantity of said air passed to the other of said cells being insufficient for complete combustion of said fuel but sufficient to generate a combustible off-gas, the flue gases from the combustion in said two cells passing through the length of said two cells and entraining a portion of said particulate material before discharging from an outlet in said vessel; discharging said off-gas from another outlet of said vessel, separating the entrained particulate material from said flue gases and from said off-gas, burning said separated off-gas in the presence of said flue gases to raise their temperature, and passing said high temperature gases to a turbine.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
176 words
A method of operating a gas turbine comprising the steps of forming three separate combustion cells in a single vessel, forming a bed of particulate material including fuel in each of said cells, passing air through each of said beds, the quantity of air passed through two of said cells being sufficient to fluidize said particulate material in their respective beds and promote the combustion of said fuel, and the quantity of said air passed to the other of said cells being insufficient for complete combustion of said fuel but sufficient to generate a combustible off-gas, the flue gases from the combustion in said two cells passing through the length of said two cells and entraining a portion of said particulate material before discharging from an outlet in said vessel; discharging said off-gas from another outlet of said vessel, separating the entrained particulate material from said flue gases and from said off-gas, burning said separated off-gas in the presence of said flue gases to raise their temperature, and passing said high temperature gases to a turbine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein there is one burner and where said flue gases and said off-gas are passed to said burner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein there are two burners and wherein said flue gases are passed to one burner and said off-gas is passed to the other burner.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the respective gases from said burners are respectively passed to a first stage and a second stage turbine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of exchanging heat between the spent gases from said turbine and feedwater to raise the temperature of the feedwater, and passing the feedwater to at least one of said cells to convert said heated feedwater to steam.
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