Multi-stage circulating fluidized bed syngas cooling

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9464848
APP PUB NO 20140054011A1
SERIAL NO

14010381

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A method and apparatus for cooling hot gas streams in the temperature range 800° C. to 1600° C. using multi-stage circulating fluid bed (CFB) coolers is disclosed. The invention relates to cooling the hot syngas from coal gasifiers in which the hot syngas entrains substances that foul, erode and corrode heat transfer surfaces upon contact in conventional coolers. The hot syngas is cooled by extracting and indirectly transferring heat to heat transfer surfaces with circulating inert solid particles in CFB syngas coolers. The CFB syngas coolers are staged to facilitate generation of steam at multiple conditions and hot boiler feed water that are necessary for power generation in an IGCC process. The multi-stage syngas cooler can include internally circulating fluid bed coolers, externally circulating fluid bed coolers and hybrid coolers that incorporate features of both internally and externally circulating fluid bed coolers. Higher process efficiencies can be realized as the invention can handle hot syngas from various types of gasifiers without the need for a less efficient precooling step.

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Guan, Xiaofeng Birmingham, US 2 5
Liu, Guohai Birmingham, US 30 226
Peng, WanWang Birmingham, US 11 41
Vimalchand, Pannalal Birmingham, US 16 170

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