Coal ash agglomeration device
US3935825A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 1975 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10J2300/0976
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An improved apparatus for withdrawing agglomerated solids from a fluidizing chamber housing a main, fluidized bed of finely divided solids which comprises at least one withdrawal chamber having a width less than the fluidizing chamber and positioned below the fluidized bed. This withdrawal chamber has sufficient dimensions (width (or diameter when cylindrical) and depth) to contain a second fluidized or semi-fixed bed within said chamber when a high velocity gas stream is introduced into the bottom portion of the withdrawal chamber. This high velocity gas stream forms an inverted cone in the withdrawal chamber, wherein the walls of the cone are defined by the fluidized or semi-fixed bed within the withdrawal chamber. The velocity of the gas stream is adjusted to selectively remove high density agglomerates downward from the main fluidized bed without removing the fluidized solids in admixture therewith. This apparatus is particularly suited for withdrawing agglomerated ash particles from the fluidized bed of a coal gasification reactor.
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