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Fast fluidized bed boiler and a method of controlling such a boiler

US4538549A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 1983
Grant dateSep 3, 1985
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23J2217/20
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A completely cooled fast fluidized bed boiler comprises a reactor (4) having a bottom section (3), an integrated primary non-centrifugal mechanical particle separator (5), a gas pass (7) containing convective heat exchangers (10), and means (6,8,9) for controllably recirculating separated particles into the reactor bottom section (3). Reactor (4), separator (5) and gas pass (7) are built as an integrated unit within one and the same cooling system. The boiler is controlled by maintaining the bed temperature substantially constant or within a relatively narrow temperature interval by regulating the recirculation rate dependent on boiler load. For regulating the recirculation rate a non-mechanical valve, preferably a so-called L-valve (8), is used.

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