Low profile fluid bed heater or vaporizer
US4338887A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23C10/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fluid bed heater or vaporizer unit has a generally cylindrical configuration with its major axis horizontally disposed. A mixture of coal and limestone is fed into the elongated fluidized bed within the unit for combustion; the limestone being present to minimize sulfur emissions due to the sulfur present in the coal. The wall of the unit in the region of the freeboard is lined with horizontally disposed heat exchange tubing. The delivery of air to the fluidized bed is regulated so as to establish a combustion zone of high turbulence and one or more heat transfer zones of lower turbulence. A plurality of heat exchange tubes are located in the heat transfer zone or zones and within the expanded bed level of the fluidized bed but above the region occupied by the slumped bed. Economizer heat exchange coils may be located in the passageway for exhaust gases.
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