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Grate assembly for fixed-bed coal gasifier

US5230716A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 14, 1992
Grant dateJul 27, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10J2200/09
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A grate assembly for a coal gasifier of a moving-bed or fixed-bed type is provided for crushing agglomerates of solid material such as clinkers, tailoring the radial distribution of reactant gases entering the gasification reaction zone, and control of the radial distribution of downwardly moving solid velocities in the gasification and combustion zone. The clinker crushing is provided by pinching clinkers between vertically oriented stationary bars and angled bars supported on the upper surface of a rotating conical grate. The distribution of the reactant gases is provided by the selective positioning of horizontally oriented passageways extending through the grate. The radial distribution of the solids is provided by mounting a vertically and generally radially extending scoop mechanism on the upper surface of the grate near the apex thereof.

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