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Integrated fluidized bed ash cooler

US7464669B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 2006
Grant dateDec 16, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23J2900/01002
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An integrated fluidized bed ash cooler for a fluidized bed boiler, particularly a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler, employs at least two fluidized bed sections positioned in series along a solids flow path. Each section contains fluidizing means, the first section along the solids path being separated from a following section with a threshold. The first section contains means for measuring a bed temperature in the vicinity of the fluidizing means and at a higher elevation within the fluidized bed. Means are provided for removing oversized bed material from the first section to facilitate the removal of ash while minimizing the possibility of ash plugging during operation.

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