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Process for conveying a particulate solid fuel
Assignee: Shell USA Inc
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Filing: 1987-01-23
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Granted: 1990-09-11
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Expires: 2007-01-23
Abstract
Abstract Particulate solid fuel is conveyed from an atmospheric container into an atmospheric lock hopper which is then pressurized by a high pressure inert gas. The fuel is passed from the pressurized lock hopper into a pressure vessel and subsequently from this vessel into a gasification reactor. In the container and the lock hopper the solid fuel is fluidized by an inert gas. In the pressure vessel synthesis gas is used for this purpose, the latter gas also being applied for the pneumatic transport of the fuel from the vessel into the reactor.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernardus H. Mink
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-09 06:37
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/0015; B01J8/0035; B01J3/00; B01J3/02; C; C10; C10J; C10J3/00; C10J3/46; C10J3/48; C10J3/50; C10J2200/00; C10J2200/15; C10J2200/156; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S48/00; Y10S48/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A process for conveying particulate solid fuel from an atmospheric container to a reactor, in which reactor the fuel is partially combusted at elevated pressure to synthesis gas with an oxygen-containing gas, comprising passing the fuel from said container to a lock hopper, pressurizing the lock hopper by pressing an inert gas into the lock hopper, passing the fuel from the lock hopper to a pressure vessel, said pressure vessel having at least the same pressure as the pressure in the reactor, and from the pressure vessel to the reactor, said fuel being kept in the fluidized state in the container and the lock hopper by an inert fluidizing gas and in the pressure vessel by a carbon monoxide- and hydrogen-containing fluidizing gas, the fuel being passed from the pressure vessel to the reactor by a carbon monoxide- and hydrogen-containing carrier gas, the fluidizing gas at the level of a horizontal section of the pressure vessel having an upward velocity which is at least equal to the downward flow rate at which the fuel passes said section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
A process for conveying particulate solid fuel from an atmospheric container to a reactor, in which reactor the fuel is partially combusted at elevated pressure to synthesis gas with an oxygen-containing gas, comprising passing the fuel from said container to a lock hopper, pressurizing the lock hopper by pressing an inert gas into the lock hopper, passing the fuel from the lock hopper to a pressure vessel, said pressure vessel having at least the same pressure as the pressure in the reactor, and from the pressure vessel to the reactor, said fuel being kept in the fluidized state in the container and the lock hopper by an inert fluidizing gas and in the pressure vessel by a carbon monoxide- and hydrogen-containing fluidizing gas, the fuel being passed from the pressure vessel to the reactor by a carbon monoxide- and hydrogen-containing carrier gas, the fluidizing gas at the level of a horizontal section of the pressure vessel having an upward velocity which is at least equal to the downward flow rate at which the fuel passes said section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the solid fuel is coal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
187 words
A process for conveying particulate solid fuel from an atmospheric container to a reactor, in which reactor the fuel is partially combusted at elevated pressure to synthesis gas with an oxygen-containing gas, comprising passing the fuel from said container to a lock hopper, pressurizing the lock hopper by pressing an inert gas into the lock hopper, passing the fuel from the lock hopper to a pressure vessel, said pressure vessel having at least the same pressure as the pressure in the reactor, and from the pressure vessel to the reactor, said fuel being kept in the fluidized state in the container and the lock hopper by an inert fluidizing gas and in the pressure vessel by a carbon monoxide- and hydrogen-containing fluidizing gas, the fuel being passed from the pressure vessel to the reactor by a carbon monoxide- and hydrogen-containing carrier gas, the fluidizing gas in the pressure vessel, together with the inert gas that has found its way from the lock hopper into the pressure vessel, being removed from the pressure vessel via a discharge to an apparatus in which the fuel is dried and/or ground.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
187 words
A process for conveying particulate solid fuel from an atmospheric container to a reactor, in which reactor the fuel is partially combusted at elevated pressure to synthesis gas with an oxygen-containing gas, comprising passing the fuel from said container to a lock hopper, pressurizing the lock hopper by pressing an inert gas into the lock hopper, passing the fuel from the lock hopper to a pressure vessel, said pressure vessel having at least the same pressure as the pressure in the reactor, and from the pressure vessel to the reactor, said fuel being kept in the fluidized state in the container and the lock hopper by an inert fluidizing gas and in the pressure vessel by a carbon monoxide- and hydrogen-containing fluidizing gas, the fuel being passed from the pressure vessel to the reactor by a carbon monoxide- and hydrogen-containing carrier gas, the fluidizing gas in the pressure vessel, together with the inert gas that has found its way from the lock hopper into the pressure vessel, being removed from the pressure vessel via a discharge to an apparatus in which the fuel is dried and/or ground.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 3 wherein the solid fuel is coal.
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