Rotary apparatus for use with a gasifier system and methods of using the same
US8651772B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10J2200/156
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for transporting a solid particulate within a gasifier system is provided. The method includes discharging solid particulate through an inlet into an opening defined within a rotor, wherein the inlet and the solid particulate are at a first pressure. The method further includes rotating the rotor such that at least one end of the opening is aligned in flow communication with a duct at a second pressure that is different from the first pressure. The solid particulate is discharged from the rotor opening through an outlet such that the solid particulate is at the second pressure, and the rotor is rotated such that at least one end of the rotor opening is aligned in flow communication with a pressure source that is at approximately the first pressure, and such that the opening is at the first pressure.
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