Patent · US Expired

Fluidized bed heat exchanger having separating drain and method of operation thereof

US4445443A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 1983
Grant dateMay 1, 1984
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23C10/24
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fluidized bed heat exchanger having a perforated support plate supporting relatively lightweight absorbent material particles and relatively heavy fuel ash particles includes a drain through which a flow of air defining a separating air screen retains the adsorbent material particles in the bed but allows the fuel ash particles to fall into the drain.

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