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Methods and apparatus for heating particulate material
Assignee: Techint Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1980-03-17
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Granted: 1981-11-17
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Expires: 2000-03-17
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus are provided for heating and/or drying particulate materials such as coal wherein the particulates are fed into a direct heating fluidizing chamber, carried in a stream of heated oxygen-free gas at a temperature sufficiently high to heat the particles to a preselected temperature. The particles are then removed from the gas stream at the preselected temperature and then the gas is reheated in a heat exchanger and recycled. Where the particulate material to be dried yields a vapor, such as steam, the vapor is used as the transport or fluidizing gas. Means are provided for removing and/or condensing such vapor beyond the amount needed for fluidization.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold Heard
- 👤 Charles R. Wilt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:32
CPC Classifications
F; F26; F26B; F26B3/00; F26B3/02; F26B3/10; C; C10; C10B; C10B57/00; C10B57/08; C10B57/10; F26B3/06; F26B3/08; F26B3/084
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
220 words
The method of heating and drying a particulate material comprising the steps of: (a) delivering a particulate material to be heated to one end of an elongate horizontally extending fluidizing and heating chamber whose length is substantially greater than its height; (b) fluidizing and heating said particulate material with an upwardly flowing stream of oxygen-free gas separately introduced into said chamber at spaced areas along its length, transverse to the length of said fluidizing chamber at a temperature sufficient to raise the temperature of the particulate material to a preselected level for drying and at a flow rate sufficient to fluidize and/or transport the particulate material; (c) heating said gas and particulate material in said fluidizing and heating chamber by radiant heating means extending the length of said chamber intermediate the top and bottom on opposite sides of the longitudinal center line in the path of said fluidized particulate material to maintain the desired temperature level; (d) removing said heated and dried particulate material from the fluidized bed or transport stream at the other end of said chamber; (e) removing gases substantially equivalent to the amount of gases formed from the drying of the particulate material; and (f) recycling said oxygen-free gas into said fluidizing chamber whereby particulate material is continuously fluidized, heated and transported out of said fluidized bed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
220 words
The method of heating and drying a particulate material comprising the steps of: (a) delivering a particulate material to be heated to one end of an elongate horizontally extending fluidizing and heating chamber whose length is substantially greater than its height; (b) fluidizing and heating said particulate material with an upwardly flowing stream of oxygen-free gas separately introduced into said chamber at spaced areas along its length, transverse to the length of said fluidizing chamber at a temperature sufficient to raise the temperature of the particulate material to a preselected level for drying and at a flow rate sufficient to fluidize and/or transport the particulate material; (c) heating said gas and particulate material in said fluidizing and heating chamber by radiant heating means extending the length of said chamber intermediate the top and bottom on opposite sides of the longitudinal center line in the path of said fluidized particulate material to maintain the desired temperature level; (d) removing said heated and dried particulate material from the fluidized bed or transport stream at the other end of said chamber; (e) removing gases substantially equivalent to the amount of gases formed from the drying of the particulate material; and (f) recycling said oxygen-free gas into said fluidizing chamber whereby particulate material is continuously fluidized, heated and transported out of said fluidized bed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the oxygen-free gas is reheated in a heat exchanger during recirculation at least in part by exhaust gases from the radiant heating means.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
21 words
The method as claimed in claims 1 or 2 wherein the particulate material is coal and the inert gas is steam.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
34 words
The method as claimed in claims 1 or 2 wherein the recyclced oxygen-free gas is passed through a superheater heated by exhaust gases from the radiant heating means and by auxiliary heaters combined therewith.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the recycled steam is passed through a superheater heated by exhaust gases from the radiant heating means and by auxiliary heaters combined therewith.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
208 words
Apparatus for heating and drying particulate material comprising a generally horizontally extending elongate fluidizing chamber having a top and bottom and two spaced ends whose length is substantially greater than its height, particulate material feed means delivering particulate material into said fluidizing chamber adjacent one end, means for separately introducing a heated oxygen-free gas into said fluidizing chamber adjacent its bottom at spaced areas along its length and transverse to its length at a temperature sufficient to raise the particulate material to a preselected temperature for drying and at a flow rate sufficient to fluidize and/or transport said particulate material, radiant heating means extending lengthwise through said heating chamber intermediate the top and bottom on opposite sides of the longitudinal center line in the path of the fluidized particulate material for heating said oxygen-free gas, separating means adjacent the other end of said fluidizing chamber receiving fluidized dried and heated particulate material and separating the same from said gas, bleeder means for removing a selected amount of gas following said separating heat exchanger means receiving at least a portion of the gas from said other end for reheating the same and means for connecting said heat exchanger means to the means for delivering gas to the fluidizing chamber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
208 words
Apparatus for heating and drying particulate material comprising a generally horizontally extending elongate fluidizing chamber having a top and bottom and two spaced ends whose length is substantially greater than its height, particulate material feed means delivering particulate material into said fluidizing chamber adjacent one end, means for separately introducing a heated oxygen-free gas into said fluidizing chamber adjacent its bottom at spaced areas along its length and transverse to its length at a temperature sufficient to raise the particulate material to a preselected temperature for drying and at a flow rate sufficient to fluidize and/or transport said particulate material, radiant heating means extending lengthwise through said heating chamber intermediate the top and bottom on opposite sides of the longitudinal center line in the path of the fluidized particulate material for heating said oxygen-free gas, separating means adjacent the other end of said fluidizing chamber receiving fluidized dried and heated particulate material and separating the same from said gas, bleeder means for removing a selected amount of gas following said separating heat exchanger means receiving at least a portion of the gas from said other end for reheating the same and means for connecting said heat exchanger means to the means for delivering gas to the fluidizing chamber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 6 including condenser means connected with the bleeder means for condensing any condensible gas to a liquid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 6 or 7 wherein the oxygen-free gas is steam.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 6 or 7 or 8 wherein the heating means is radiant heat tubes extending through said chamber, a superheat chamber receiving exhaust gases from said radiant tubes for super-heating the recycled gas is provided, and the heated oxygen-free gas is introduced at a plurality of spaced points along the length of said chamber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 9 wherein auxiliary heat means are provided in said superheat chamber.
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