Gasified-Gas Generation System Combustor Overheating Prevention

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Solution Overview

Problem

In gasified-gas generation systems, the combustor overheats when the system size is enlarged to increase gas production, leading to fluid medium dissolution and increased costs due to the need for high-temperature-resistant materials, and reducing the residue introduction to prevent overheating results in insufficient gasified gas production.

Innovation Solution

A gasified-gas generation system with a cooling mechanism that includes a loop seal to cool the fluid medium between the gasifier and combustor, using steam to regulate temperature and prevent overheating, while maintaining the required amount of gasified gas production.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the size of the gasified-gas generation system is enlarged to increase gas production, then the amount of gasified gas increases, but the combustor overheats causing fluid medium dissolution and increased costs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveamount of gasified gasVSAvoidcombustor temperature
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

A cooling mechanism is introduced as an intermediary component between the gasifier and combustor. This cooling mechanism includes a cooling medium circulation system that cools the fluid medium before it enters the combustor, thereby controlling the combustor temperature and preventing fluid medium dissolution while maintaining high gas production capacity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The temperature parameter of the fluid medium is actively controlled by adjusting the cooling mechanism's operation. By changing the temperature parameter of the fluid medium entering the combustor, the system prevents overheating and fluid medium dissolution while maintaining high productivity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Temperature

If the amount of residue introduced into the combustor is reduced to prevent overheating, then the combustor temperature is controlled, but the amount of gasified gas production decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecombustor temperatureVSAvoidamount of gasified gas
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of reducing residue introduction, a cooling mechanism is introduced as an intermediary to control combustor temperature. This allows the system to maintain high residue introduction levels for high productivity while actively cooling the fluid medium to prevent overheating and fluid medium dissolution

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Temperature

If high-temperature-resistant materials are used to withstand combustor overheating, then the combustor can handle higher temperatures, but the system cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecombustor temperature toleranceVSAvoidsystem cost
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

A cooling mechanism is implemented beforehand to prevent combustor overheating before it occurs. By cooling the fluid medium before it enters the combustor, the system avoids the need for expensive high-temperature-resistant materials, thereby reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining operational safety

Inventive Principle:
Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The system effectively prevents combustor overheating without reducing gasified gas production by controlling the fluid medium temperature through a cooling mechanism, ensuring efficient operation and reducing costs associated with high-temperature materials.

Implementation Method 1

a cooling mechanism configured to cool the fluid medium flowing between the gasifier and the combustor

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeat exchange: Heat Exchanger

Implementation Method 2

the combustor burns the residue to heat the fluid medium

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCombustion: Combustion

Implementation Method 3

which gasifies a gasification material with heat of the fluid medium so as to generate a gasified gas

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectGasification: Pyrolysis

Data Source

PatentEP2977432B1Gasified-gas generation system
Publication Date: 2018.09.05 IHI CORP
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AI summary

A gasified-gas generation system (100) includes: a combustor (110) that heats a fluid medium; a gasifier (140) into which the fluid medium heated by the combustor (110) is introduced and which gasifies a gasification material with heat of the fluid medium so as to generate a gasified gas; and a cooling mechanism (160) that cools the fluid medium that flows between the gasifier (140) and the combustor (110). The fluid medium circulates between the combustor (110) and the gasifier (140). The fluid medium and a residue of the gasification material are introduced from the gasifier (140) into the combustor (110), and the combustor (110) burns the residue to heat the fluid medium.