29results about "Gasifier mechanical details" patented technology

A fully modularized mid-feed pyrolysis reactor includes modularized upper, middle, and lower vessels. The middle vessel is equipped with at least two feeding units. Discharge pipes of the feeding units are placed into the core feeding and reaction zone of the reactor. The discharge outlets of the discharge pipes are equipped with heat-insulating valves that can automatically close under gravity. The lower vessel integrates an integrated grate, which can be rotatably arranged inside the lower vessel. The top of the integrated grate is equipped with a rotatable distributor including a support tray and a material distribution tower with a pointed top structure positioned at the center of the support tray. The bracket formed by water-cooling pipes on the distributor can act as an agitator. Under the premise of achieving precise control, this invention solves the technical problems of single feedstock and small reactor capacity in existing bottom-feed vertical pyrolysis reactors.

A system comprising a gasifier comprising one or more burners configured to accept a carbonaceous fuel and an oxidant to produce a syngas and a molten slag; a throat configured to accept the syngas and molten slag from the gasifier; and a radiant syngas cooler positioned below the gasifier configured to accept the syngas and molten slag from the throat; wherein the throat comprises an outer wall and one or more fins extending radially inwards from the outer wall.

A fully modularized, bottom-feed type pyrolysis reactor includes a reactor vessel, a feeding unit, an integrated grate, and an ash / char discharge unit. The reactor vessel includes detachable upper and lower vessels. The integrated grate is rotatable and integrated to an air inlet unit, feeding unit, and discharge unit. A water-cooled cooling and stirring pipe is mounted on a top face of the integrated grate, and an ash / char discharge unit is located at the bottom of the integrated grate. Ash / char is discharged through discharge gate unit, addressing the problems of inconvenient transportation, installation of the pyrolysis reactor, and imprecise temperature control. Manufactured in a modular fashion, the electrical and monitoring systems are pre-assembled and comprehensively tested before transportation to the site, reducing installation time by 90% while ensuring installation quality and allowing for various orientation configurations to meet customers' on-site requirements without altering the overall design of the reactor.

An integrated gasification and power generation system includes a gasifier configured to receive biomass and generate syngas, wherein the gasifier is configured to operate at a pressure of approximately 100 bar to approximately 400 bar. The system further includes a recuperated Brayton thermodynamic power generation loop configured to receive the generated syngas and convert the generated syngas into a CO2 working fluid, wherein at least a portion of the CO2 working fluid from the power generation loop is reintroduced from the power generation loop to the gasifier.

A method of producing a gas from a combustible material is provided. The method comprises the steps of loading the combustible material into a containment structure and sealing it therein. An oxidant is fed into the sealed containment structure with a controlled flow rate and a controlled rate of movement such that the combustible material is partly converted, thereby leaving behind thermally affected layers of combustible material after the injection point has passed through the material. At least some of the combustible material is converted into molten slag and or char that accumulates as the bottom-most thermally affected layer and subsequently cools and solidifies. The method is characterised in that it further includes the step of discharging solid slag and or char in the bottom-most thermally affected layer from under material that remains in the containment structure to remove solid slag and or char from the containment structure.

An apparatus includes at least one container with at least one carbonaceous material inlet, at an upper end of the container, for providing carbonaceous material into an internal chamber of the container; at least one first carbonaceous material outlet, at a lower end of the container, for removing carbonaceous material from the internal chamber; and at least one gas outlet for removing gas from the internal chamber. The internal chamber includes a first carbonaceous material communication pathway between the carbonaceous material inlet and the first carbonaceous material outlet, and carbonaceous material which travels along the first carbonaceous material communication pathway in use at least passes consecutively through a first reduction zone, a first oxidation zone, and a second reduction zone.

A waste conversion apparatus and a method of implementing the apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes a control system, and a feedstock analysis system or output analysis system. A plasma forming device within a reactor of the waste conversion apparatus is controlled by the control system to apply a plasma arc to a supply of waste feedstock supplied to the system. Integrated feedback control is provided to the plasma forming device based on an analysis by the feedback analysis system to characterize of the supply of waste feedstock, and / or an analysis by the output analysis system to characterize a gas product from the reactor.

A method, system, and apparatus for decomposing a biomass feedstock include providing a layer of inert particulate matter, such as sand, to line and insulate the bottom surface of a main chamber of a reactor where pyrolysis and oxidation are conducted to produce char and producer gases as primary products. In an embodiment, feedstock positioned in a side region of the reaction chamber insulates side walls of the main chamber from heat in the center region of the main chamber. In an embodiment of the method, a rate of removal of solid products such as char from the reactor is controlled in response to a temperature detected at a position of an extraction tube inlet of the reactor. Activated charcoal may be obtained as a primary product using the system and method, by feeding oxygen into the reactor at an inlet positioned adjacent to an inlet to the extraction chamber.

A device for producing a combustible gas mixture from a carbon-containing starting material, in particular from lumpy wood, comprising a feed unit (10) for feeding the starting material to a reactor (19), wherein the reactor (19) comprises at least one oxidation zone (24) for oxidizing the starting material and a reduction zone (25) for reducing at least one intermediate product of the oxidation, wherein a shaft seal is provided for rotating drives, and wherein a rotating shaft (4) is sealed against a dust-, pressure-, and tar-laden atmosphere by at least one sealing bush (7), wherein the sealing bush (7) consists of at least one split ring (3) consisting of an inner ring (33) mounted on the shaft (4) in a rotationally fixed manner, which inner ring is connected via a sealing gap (34, 34a-d) directed in the axial direction to a radial outer ring (32) arranged in a housing (1) of the sealing bush (7), characterized in thatthat at least one further seal (2) is arranged in the housing (1) in the axial direction away from the split ring (3), and that an annular space (31) is arranged between the split ring (3) and the at least one further seal (2), which is filled with a lubricant (38) which can be introduced via a fluid-conducting bore (5) connected to the annular space (31) and which penetrates and lubricates the entire sealing gap (34, 34a-d).

Described are an intelligence system and process for material blending in the gasification. The system includes a subsystem for material blending in the gasification, wherein the subsystem for material blending in the gasification includes a raw material property rapid analysis module, for obtaining raw material property parameters of raw materials according to characteristic spectral line intensities of in-furnace raw materials; a blended material property prediction module, for establishing a prediction model, and predicting blended material property parameters by means of the prediction model according to raw material property parameters and raw material proportions; a blending scheme optimization module, for establishing an optimization model, and obtaining an optimized blending scheme by means of the optimization model according to blended material property parameters; a blending scheme economy evaluation module, for outputting a blending scheme with the optimum technical economy.

Various aspects provide for a fluidized bed reactor comprising a container having a bed of bed solids and a splashgenerator configured to impart a directed momentum to a portion of the bed solids. A bedwall may separate the bed solids into first and second reaction zones, and the directed momentum may be used to transfer bed solids from one zone to the other. A return passage may provide for return of the transferred bed solids, providing for circulation between the zones. A compact circulating bubbling fluidized bed may be integrated with a reactor having first and second stages, each with its own fluidization gas and ambient. A multistage reactor may comprise a gaswall separating at least the gas phases above two different portions of the bed. A gaslock beneath the gaswall may provide reduced gas transport while allowing bed transport, reducing contamination.

A method, system, and apparatus for decomposing a biomass feedstock include providing a layer of inert particulate matter, such as sand, to line and insulate the bottom surface of a main chamber of a reactor where pyrolysis and oxidation are conducted to produce char and producer gases as primary products. In an embodiment, feedstock positioned in a side region of the reaction chamber insulates side walls of the main chamber from heat in the center region of the main chamber. In an embodiment of the method, a rate of removal of solid products such as char from the reactor is controlled in response to a temperature detected at a position of an extraction tube inlet of the reactor. Activated charcoal may be obtained as a primary product using the system and method, by feeding oxygen into the reactor at an inlet positioned adjacent to an inlet to the extraction chamber.

The invention relates to a gas generation module for obtaining gas from carbon-containing fuel, wherein: the gas generation module has a reactor module; the reactor module encloses a reactor cavity; the gas generation module has at least one fuel supply; the gas generation module has a product gas outlet; the gas generation module has a combustion product discharge unit; the gas generation module is designed to convert fuel into product gas and combustion product; the combustion product discharge unit has a screw, a spindle or a spiral in order to transport the combustion product out of the reactor cavity; inside the reactor module no separation element is provided, and therefore fuel and combustion product are not mechanically separated by means of a separation element inside the reactor module.

A pyrolysis chamber comprising: a reaction chamber; a grate arranged for the support of pyrolysis materials; a hinge connecting the grate to the lower wall of the reaction chamber, wherein the grate opens downwardly; and a catch mechanism for holding the grate in a horizontal position, wherein said catch mechanism comprises a sacrificial catch comprising a combustible material. The pyrolysis chamber may be tubular, cylindrical, a hexagonal prism or cuboid shaped. The chamber may have a sacrificial liner. The chamber may have an enclosure wall and air gap surrounding the chamber wall. The sacrificial catch may be biomass or the same or similar material to that which is being pyrolyzed.

Exemplary embodiments provide a pyro gasifyer apparatus and method that may be used in a pyro-gasification system. According to an example embodiment, a loading unit may receive waste and a pyro gasifier unit may receive the waste and convert it into purified syngas through a two-stage process using exhaust gas and a gasifying agent. An engine may receive the purified syngas and generate the exhaust gas, such that a gasifying unit may generate the gasifying agent using energy provided by the exhaust gas. A control unit may monitor and control the amount of the purified syngas, the exhaust gas, and the gasifying agent.

An integrated gasification and power generation system includes a gasifier configured to receive biomass and generate syngas, wherein the gasifier is configured to operate at a pressure of approximately 100 bar to approximately 400 bar. The system further includes a recuperated Brayton thermodynamic power generation loop configured to receive the generated syngas and convert the generated syngas into a CO2 working fluid, wherein at least a portion of the CO2 working fluid from the power generation loop is reintroduced from the power generation loop to the gasifier.

The present invention relates to the technical field of energy storage with solid-waste treatment. Provided is a peak shaving system coupling surplus energy consumption and solid-waste treatment. The system comprises: a solar concentration tower, wherein a heat absorber can supply heat to a gasifier, and the gasifier can pyrolyze solid waste into primary fuel gas, pyrolytic fuel oil and pyrolysis char; a gas storage tank is in communication with the gasifier and is configured to collect the primary fuel gas; a tar storage mechanism is in communication with the gasifier and is configured to store the pyrolytic fuel oil and the pyrolysis char; and a microwave pyrolysis apparatus is powered by a thermal power generation unit, and the microwave pyrolysis apparatus can pyrolyze the pyrolytic fuel oil and the pyrolysis char to form secondary fuel gas and collect the secondary fuel gas into the gas storage tank. By coupling solid waste treatment with the thermal power generation unit, during an off-peak period of electricity consumption, surplus electric energy of the thermal power generation unit is used for solid-waste treatment, allowing the thermal power generation unit to maintain operation at a sufficiently high load, and during a peak period of electricity consumption, the fuel gas generated from solid-waste treatment is used for power generation to reduce the load of the thermal power generation unit, thereby realizing a valley-filling and peak-shaving function.

A gasifier for converting a carbonaceous feedstock to produce syngas, the gasifier comprising a cone section and a throat section; wherein the throat section comprises a throat refractory material having an interior surface and a substantially cylindrical cooling element having an inner face and an outer face in a radial direction and a top face and a bottom face in a vertical direction wherein the inner face, the outer face, the top face and the bottom face define a cooling cavity; and wherein the cooling element is in thermal contact with the throat refractory material on the inner face, the top face and the outer face.

A system for peak shaving with coupled surplus energy utilization and solid waste treatment is provided. The system includes a solar concentrating tower provided with a heat absorber, a gasifier, a gas storage tank, a tar storage mechanism, and a microwave pyrolysis device. The heat absorber configured to supply heat to the gasifier. The gasifier is configured to pyrolyze solid waste into primary combustible gas, pyrolysis oil, and pyrolysis char. The gas storage tank is in fluid communication with the gasifier and configured to collect the primary combustible gas. The tar storage mechanism is in fluid communication with the gasifier and configured to store the pyrolysis oil and the pyrolysis char. The microwave pyrolysis device is powered by a thermal power generation unit. The microwave pyrolysis device is configured to pyrolyze the pyrolysis oil and the pyrolysis char into secondary combustible gas, which is collected into the gas storage tank.

A system comprising a gasifier comprising one or more burners configured to accept a carbonaceous fuel and an oxidant to produce a syngas and a molten slag; a throat configured to accept the syngas and molten slag from the gasifier; and a radiant syngas cooler positioned below the gasifier configured to accept the syngas and molten slag from the throat; wherein the throat comprises an outer wall and one or more fins extending radially inwards from the outer wall.

The present application aims at providing a biomass gasification furnace, belonging to the technical field of gasification furnace, comprising a furnace body, which is sequentially provided with a drying zone, a pyrolysis zone, an oxidation zone, a reduction zone and an ash discharge zone from top to bottom, a combustion chamber is arranged in the furnace body, a feeding device is arranged at the top end of the furnace body, an ash discharge device is arranged at the bottom of the furnace body, an air inlet pipe one communicated with the pyrolysis zone and an air inlet pipe two communicated with the oxidation zone are arranged at the two sides of the furnace body respectively, and a discharging pipe is arranged at the bottom of the furnace body. By using the present application, tar can be successfully removed from the produced gas, the gasification furnace has high thermal efficiency, high operating temperature, high cold gas efficiency, high carbon conversion efficiency and high calorific value, and the overall process efficiency is improved.

A hybrid plasma or ionic reactor includes the basic components of both a plasma jet reactor and a plasma arc reactor operating simultaneously to provide hot ionic gas and electrical arcing within a reaction chamber to increase processing of material, using multiple sets of arc electrodes disposed around a reaction chamber in an offset manner to create a larger area in the center of the reaction or plasma chamber having arcs travel between an anode and a cathode of a pair of electrodes, increasing the size of the reaction zone, and structures to introduce a working or cooling gas from electrodes to cool the electrodes and provide for plasma creation that causes the gas to flow in a sustained vortex across the width of the chamber to aid in the creation of a confined or directed stream of gas within the reaction chamber which further aids in the creation of stable arcs in the chamber.

A method, system, and apparatus for decomposing a biomass feedstock include providing a layer of inert particulate matter, such as sand, to line and insulate the bottom surface of a main chamber of a reactor where pyrolysis and oxidation are conducted to produce char and producer gases as primary products. In an embodiment, feedstock positioned in a side region of the reaction chamber insulates side walls of the main chamber from heat in the center region of the main chamber. In an embodiment of the method, a rate of removal of solid products such as char from the reactor is controlled in response to a temperature detected at a position of an extraction tube inlet of the reactor. Activated charcoal may be obtained as a primary product using the system and method, by feeding oxygen into the reactor at an inlet positioned adjacent to an inlet to the extraction chamber.

Methods and apparatuses for producing fuel and power from the reformation of organic waste include the use of steam to produce syngas in a Fischer-Tropsch reaction, followed by conversion of that syngas product to hydrogen. Some embodiments include the use of a heated auger both to heat the organic waste and further cool the syngas.

Device for generating a flammable gas mixture from a carbon-containing starting material, comprising a feed unit (2) for supplying the starting material to a reactor (1), wherein the reactor (1) comprises at least one oxidation zone (10) for oxidizing the starting material and a reduction zone (12) for reducing at least one intermediate product of the oxidation, wherein the feed unit (2) comprises at least one storage device (4, 34) for intermediate storage of the starting material, which has at least one opening (9, 39) for introducing the starting material, wherein the opening (9, 39) can be closed with a closing element (6, 36) which interacts with the sealing surfaces (7, 37) of a seal in the area of ​​a closing surface, characterized in that the feed unit (2) has at least one inlet lock arranged in the direction of movement of the starting material and comprising at least two gas-tight closing elements (6, 36),and that at least one closure element (6, 36) seals against a sealing surface (7, 37) of the seal which is oriented substantially in the direction of movement of the starting material and which is designed as a hollow cylinder, and that the closure element (6, 36) extends into the seal along the sealing surface (7, 37) and is pivotable about a rotation axis (5, 45) arranged outside the closure surface.

The invention discloses a leakproof gasification furnace slag discharging device and a manufacturing method, the leakproof gasification furnace slag discharging device comprises a slag discharging pipe arranged below a gasification furnace slag discharging opening, a slag discharging opening of the slag discharging pipe is connected with a slag extractor, a circulating water cooling structure is arranged outside the slag discharging pipe, and the circulating water cooling structure comprises a water inlet pipe and a water return pipe which are sequentially connected to the outer side of the slag discharging pipe in a sleeving mode; a water inlet is arranged at one end of the water inlet pipe close to a discharge port of the deslagging pipe, a water outlet communicated with an inlet end of the water return pipe is arranged at one end of the water inlet pipe close to a feed port of the deslagging pipe, an inverted U-shaped pipe is arranged at an outlet end of the water return pipe, and a bent section at the upper end of the inverted U-shaped pipe is not lower than the feed port of the deslagging pipe. The structure is simple, the manufacturing cost is low, the return water level can be increased through the inverted-U-shaped pipe, it is guaranteed that the upper end of the slag discharging pipe cannot be in a water shortage state, and then damage and leakage accidents can be avoided at the position.

A feedstock delivery system transfers a carbonaceous material, such as municipal solid waste, into a product gas generation system. The feedstock delivery system includes a splitter for splitting bulk carbonaceous material into a plurality of carbonaceous material streams. Each stream is processed using a weighing system for gauging the quantity of carbonaceous material, a densification system for forming plugs of carbonaceous material, a de-densification system for breaking up the plugs of carbonaceous material, and a gas and carbonaceous material mixing system for forming a carbonaceous material and gas mixture. A pressure of the mixing gas is reduced prior to mixing with the carbonaceous material, and the carbonaceous material to gas weight ratio is monitored. A transport assembly conveys the carbonaceous material and gas mixture to a first reactor where at least the carbonaceous material within the mixture is subject to thermochemical reactions to form the product gas.

Methods and apparatus may permit the generation of consistent output synthesis gas from highly variable input feedstock solids carbonaceous materials. A stoichiometric objectivistic chemic environment may be established to stoichiometrically control carbon content in a solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system. Processing of carbonaceous materials may include dominative pyrolytic decomposition and multiple coil carbonaceous reformation. Dynamically adjustable process determinative parameters may be utilized to refine processing, including process utilization of negatively electrostatically enhanced water species, process utilization of flue gas, and adjustment of process flow rate characteristics. Recycling may be employed for internal reuse of process materials, including recycled negatively electrostatically enhanced water species, recycled flue gas, and recycled contaminants. Synthesis gas generation may involve predetermining a desired synthesis gas for output and creating high yields of such a predetermined desired synthesis gas.

A method, system, and apparatus for decomposing a biomass feedstock include providing a layer of inert particulate matter, such as sand, to line and insulate the bottom surface of a main chamber of a reactor where pyrolysis and oxidation are conducted to produce char and producer gases as primary products. In an embodiment, feedstock positioned in a side region of the reaction chamber insulates side walls of the main chamber from heat in the center region of the main chamber. In an embodiment of the method, a rate of removal of solid products such as char from the reactor is controlled in response to a temperature detected at a position of an extraction tube inlet of the reactor. Activated charcoal may be obtained as a primary product using the system and method, by feeding oxygen into the reactor at an inlet positioned adjacent to an inlet to the extraction chamber.