Abstract:
Sulfurous fuel and CaCO3-containing sorbent are combusted in a furnace of a circulating fluidized bed boiler. A dry circulating fluidized bed scrubber includes a reactor with water and Ca(OH)2 feeds for converting SO2 in the exhaust gas to CaSO3 and CaSO4 and a dust separator in gas flow connection with the reactor. A discharge removes CaO-containing bottom ash from the furnace. A classifier classifies a portion of the removed CaO-containing bottom ash into coarse and finer portions. A fine ash channel conveys some of the finer bottom ash portion from the classifier to a grinder. A ground ash channel conveys some of the ground bottom ash portion from the grinder to a hydrator to hydrate CaO in the ash to Ca(OH)2. A hydrated ash channel conveys some of the Ca(OH)2 from the hydrator to the dry circulating fluidized bed scrubber as a sorbent.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing power from at least one fuel, said method including: a step of oxidizing said fuel by means of placing it in contact with at least one oxygen loaded solid compound and of concomitantly reducing said solid compound.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a fluidized-bed gasification furnace in a gasification and slagging combustion system for gasifying combustibles, delivering produced gas and char into a slagging combustion furnace, and combusting the gas and char at a high temperature and melting ash in the slagging combustion furnace. The fluidized-bed gasification furnace includes a fluidized bed (11) having a substantially rectangular horizontal cross section in which combustibles is gasified in a circulating flow of the fluidized medium, and at least one incombustibles discharging portion (18) defined at at least one side of the fluidized bed for discharging the fluidized medium and incombustibles accompanying the fluidized medium.
Abstract:
Molten salt reactions are performed by supporting the molten salt on a particulate support and forming a fluidized bed of the supported salt particles. The method is particularly suitable for combusting hydrocarbon fuels at reduced temperatures, so that the formation NOx species is reduced. When certain preferred salts are used, such as alkali metal carbonates, sulfur and halide species can be captured by the molten salt, thereby reducing SOx and HCl emissions.
Abstract:
A fluidized bed reactor uses fluid conduits for supplying fluids (such as liquid, gaseous, or fine solid material in suspension fuels), into a reactor chamber. The fluid conduits extend horizontally from, and substantially perpendicularly to, a side wall into the reactor chamber. The fluid conduits are disposed at a level (e.g. about 100-1000 mm) above the fluidizing gas nozzles in the bottom of the reactor chamber. An upright partition, preferably of refractory material, covers the fluid conduits.
Abstract:
Hot gas is introduced into a heat treatment furnace 10 through a plurality of nozzles 11 on the furnace wall to form a conical, downwardly swirling gas flow which is convergent at the top and divergent at the bottom. Such a gas flow pattern both heats the bed below, and acts to contain and oxidize any particles blown or splashed up out of the bed. Exhaust gas is discharged up through the conical apex of the swirling flow. The downward angle .alpha. that each nozzle axis forms with the vertical furnace wall is defined by 0
Abstract:
A method for combusting fuel in the presence of an alkali-containing material may include introducing fuel into a furnace configured to combust the fuel. The method may also include introducing ball clay having a moisture content of at least about 5% by weight into the furnace, and heating at least a portion of the fuel and ball clay, such that at least a portion of the ball clay is at least partially calcined, and the at least partially calcined ball clay adsorbs at least a portion of alkali present in the furnace.