System and method for gasifier quench ring
A system includes a quench ring assembly, which includes a quench ring, a throat ring coupled to the quench ring, and a dip tube coupled to the quench ring. The quench ring assembly is self-retained as a unit. The system also includes a support assembly configured to support the quench ring assembly. The support assembly includes a removable mount.
1. A system, comprising:
a quench ring assembly, comprising:
a quench ring;
a throat ring coupled to the quench ring; and
a dip tube coupled to the quench ring, wherein the quench ring assembly is self-retained as a unit enclosing a passage through the quench ring; and
a support assembly configured to support the quench ring assembly, wherein the support assembly comprises a removable mount.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the removable mount comprises:
a first flange support configured to concentrically surround at least a portion of the quench ring; and
a second flange support configured to support the quench ring and couple to the first flange support.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the quench ring comprises a gasket slot formed at a mounting interface of the quench ring.
4. The system of claim 3 , comprising a gasket disposed in the gasket slot.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the throat ring is fixedly coupled to the quench ring, and the dip tube is fixedly coupled to the quench ring.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the quench ring, throat ring, and dip tube are integrally formed as one piece.
7. The system of claim 1 , comprising a reactor, wherein the quench ring assembly and the support assembly are disposed in the reactor.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the reactor comprises a gasifier.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the quench ring is not fixedly coupled within the reactor.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first flange support comprises a plurality of arcuate first flange supports.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the quench ring comprises axially opposite top and bottom walls fixedly coupled to radially opposite inner and outer side walls.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the throat ring is disposed about the quench ring with an intermediate annular gap, wherein the quench ring comprises a quench ring slot in fluid communication with the intermediate annular gap.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the quench ring comprises a radial fluid port disposed in the outer side wall.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the support assembly comprises a flange support extending along the bottom wall of the quench ring.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the flange support is coupled to the dip tube, and the flange support extends radially outward beyond the outer side wall of the quench ring.
16. A system, comprising:
a gasifier;
a quench ring assembly disposed in the gasifier, wherein the quench ring assembly comprises:
a quench ring;
a throat ring coupled to the quench ring; and
a dip tube coupled to the quench ring, wherein the quench ring assembly is self-retained as a unit enclosing a passage through the quench ring; and
a support assembly configured to support the quench ring assembly in the gasifier, wherein the support assembly comprises:
a first flange support configured to concentrically surround at least a portion of the quench ring, wherein the first flange support is coupled to a mounting plate of the gasifier; and
a second flange support configured to support the quench ring and couple to the first flange support.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the quench ring comprises a gasket slot formed at a mounting interface between the quench ring and the mounting plate.
18. The system of claim 17 , comprising a gasket disposed in the gasket slot, wherein the gasket is disposed at the mounting interface.
19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the throat ring is fixedly coupled to the quench ring, and the dip tube is fixedly coupled to the quench ring.
20. The system of claim 16 , wherein the quench ring is removably coupled within the gasifier.
21. A method, comprising:
coupling a throat ring and a dip tube to a quench ring to form a quench ring assembly that is self-retained as a unit enclosing a passage through the quench ring;
coupling a first flange support to a mounting plate disposed in a gasifier;
positioning the quench ring adjacent to the mounting plate and concentrically within the first flange support;
positioning the second flange support adjacent to the first flange support and the quench ring; and
coupling the first flange support to the second flange support.
22. The method of claim 21 , comprising disposing a gasket at a mounting interface of the quench ring prior to positioning the quench ring adjacent to the mounting plate.
23. The method of claim 21 , wherein coupling the throat ring and the dip tube to the quench ring to form a quench ring assembly comprises fixedly coupling the throat ring and the dip tube to the quench ring.
24. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first flange support comprises a plurality of first flange supports.
25. The method of claim 24 , comprising coupling a plurality of quench water inlet pipes to the quench ring, wherein each of the plurality of quench water inlet pipes is configured to extend through a gap between two of the plurality of first flange supports.