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System and method for feeding paste material or slurry into a furnace

US5215017A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 27, 1992
Grant dateJun 1, 1993
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E20/34
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fuel feed system and method for feeding low grade fuels to a fluidized bed furnace including an enclosure with a fuel inlet for introducing the fuel into the enclosure, an inlet for introducing air into the enclosure so as to propel the fuel through the enclosure, and baffles disposed in the path of the fuel in a manner to reduce the size of the fuel particles prior to the introduction of the fuel into the furnace.

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