Method for conveying impurities in pressurized fluidized bed incinerator system

1. A method for conveying impurities in a pressurized fluidized bed incinerator system including

a pressurized fluidized bed incinerator for burning a material to be treated,

a turbocharger having a turbine rotated by a flue gas discharged from the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator and a compressor rotated according to the rotation of the turbine for supplying a compressed air as a combustion air to the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator,

a dust collector for collecting the impurities in the flue gas, being provided between the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator and the turbocharger, and

an apparatus for conveying the impurities, having an upper valve provided between an upper discharge device for discharging the impurities from the dust collector and a tank for saving the impurities, and a lower valve provided between a lower discharge device for discharging the impurities from the tank and a conveyor for conveying the impurities to a hopper, the method comprising the following steps:

the pressure in the tank is increased,

the cleaning gas is supplied to the upper valve so as to remove the impurities from the upper valve,

the supply of the cleaning gas to the upper valve is stopped, and thereafter,

the upper valve is actuated so as to communicate the upper discharge device and the tank,

the upper discharge device is driven so as to discharge the impurities from the dust collector to the tank, and thereafter,

the upper discharge device is stopped,

the supply of the cleaning gas to the upper valve is resumed so as to remove the impurities from the upper valve, the supply of the cleaning gas to the upper valve is stopped, and thereafter, and

the upper valve is actuated so as not to communicate the upper discharge device and the tank,

wherein the upper valve is actuated so as not to communicate the upper discharge device and the tank, and thereafter,

wherein the pressure in the tank is decreased to an atmospheric pressure, the cleaning gas is supplied to the lower valve, and thereafter,

wherein the lower valve is actuated so as to communicate the lower discharge device and the conveyor,

wherein the lower discharge device is driven so as to discharge the impurities from the tank to the conveyor, and thereafter the lower discharge device is stopped,

wherein the lower valve is actuated so as not to communicate the lower discharge device and the conveyor, and thereafter, and

wherein the supply of the cleaning gas to the lower valve is stopped.

2. The method for conveying impurities in the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator system according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure in the tank is increased to a pressure higher than the pressure in the dust collector, and a pressure differential between the tank and the dust collector ranges from more than 0 MPa to 0.01 MPa.

3. The method for conveying impurities in the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator system according to claim 2 , wherein the pressure in the tank is increased by the combustion air discharged from the compressor of the turbocharger.

4. The method for conveying impurities in the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator system according to claim 1 , wherein the lower discharge device is stopped when the temperature in the tank becomes equal to or less than 50° C.

5. A method for conveying impurities in a pressurized fluidized bed incinerator system including:

a pressurized fluidized bed incinerator for burning a material to be treated;

a turbocharger having a turbine rotated by a flue gas discharged from the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator and a compressor rotated according to the rotation of the turbine for supplying a compressed air as a combustion air to the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator;

a dust collector for collecting the impurities in the flue gas, being provided between the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator and the turbocharger; and

an apparatus for conveying the impurities, having an upper valve provided between an upper discharge device for discharging the impurities from the dust collector and a tank for saving the impurities, and a lower valve provided between a lower discharge device for discharging the impurities from the tank and a conveyor for conveying the impurities to a hopper, the method comprising the following steps:

the pressure in the tank is increased;

the cleaning gas is supplied to the upper valve so as to remove the impurities from the upper valve;

the supply of the cleaning gas to the upper valve is stopped, and thereafter;

the upper valve is actuated so as to communicate the upper discharge device and the tank;

the upper discharge device is driven so as to discharge the impurities from the dust collector to the tank, and thereafter;

the upper discharge device is stopped;

the supply of the cleaning gas to the upper valve is resumed so as to remove the impurities from the upper valve, the supply of the cleaning gas to the upper valve is stopped, and thereafter; and

the upper valve is actuated so as not to communicate the upper discharge device and the tank,

wherein the upper valve is actuated so as not to communicate the upper discharge device and the tank, and thereafter,

wherein the pressure in the tank is decreased to an atmospheric pressure, the cleaning gas is supplied to the lower valve so as to remove the impurities from the lower valve, the supply of the cleaning gas to the lower valve is stopped and thereafter,

wherein the lower valve is actuated so as to communicate the lower discharge device and the conveyor,

wherein the lower discharge device is driven so as to discharge the impurities from the tank to the conveyor, and thereafter the lower discharge device is stopped,

wherein the supply of the cleaning gas to the lower valve is resumed so as to remove the impurities from the lower valve, the supply of the cleaning gas to the lower valve is stopped and thereafter, and

wherein the lower valve is actuated so as not to communicate the lower discharge device and the conveyor.

6. A method for conveying impurities in a pressurized fluidized bed incinerator system including:

a pressurized fluidized bed incinerator for burning a material to be treated;

a turbocharger having a turbine rotated by a flue gas discharged from the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator and a compressor rotated according to the rotation of the turbine for supplying a compressed air as a combustion air to the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator;

a dust collector for collecting the impurities in the flue gas, being provided between the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator and the turbocharger; and

an apparatus for conveying the impurities, having an upper valve provided between an upper discharge device for discharging the impurities from the dust collector and a tank for saving the impurities, and a lower valve provided between a lower discharge device for discharging the impurities from the tank and a conveyor for conveying the impurities to a hopper, the method comprising the following steps:

the pressure in the tank is increased;

the cleaning gas is supplied to the upper valve so as to remove the impurities from the upper valve;

the supply of the cleaning as to the upper valve is stopped, and thereafter;

the upper valve is actuated so as to communicate the upper discharge device and the tank;

the upper discharge device is driven so as to discharge the impurities from the dust collector to the tank, and thereafter;

the upper discharge device is stopped;

the supply of the cleaning gas to the upper valve is resumed so as to remove the impurities from the upper valve, the supply of the cleaning gas to the upper valve is stopped, and thereafter; and

the upper valve is actuated so as not to communicate the upper discharge device and the tank,

wherein while the cleaning gas is not supplied to the upper valve, a cooling gas is supplied to the upper valve.