IP Library Granted Patent US 7,875,249
Granted Patent B2
US 7,875,249 · App. 12/064,572 · Granted Jan 25, 2011

Reactor-integrated syphon

Assignee: IHI Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,875,249
App. No.
12/064,572
Granted
Jan 25, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to improve sealing properties between a downcomer and a high-speed layer and in order to efficiently take out produced gas obtained through gasification of, for example, a solid reactant, a syphon for sealing between a downcomer and a high-speed layer through temporary storage of particles moving from the downcomer to the high-speed layer comprises a reactor portion for causing the solid reactant to conduct chemical reaction through action of the particles, a downcomer seal portion in communication, at upper and lower ends thereof, with the downcomer and a lower portion the reactor portion, respectively, a particle outlet seal portion provided in a spaced apart relationship from the downcomer seal portion and in communication, at upper and lower ends thereof, with the high-speed layer and the lower portion of the reactor portion, respectively, and a freeboard portion formed above the reactor portion.

Claims (32)

1. A reactor-integrated syphon provided between a downcomer and a high-speed layer for sealing fluidization of gas between the downcomer and the high-speed layer through temporary storage of particles moving from the downcomer to the high-speed layer,

said reactor-integrated syphon comprising:

a reactor portion for causing the solid reactant to conduct chemical reaction through action of said particles, a downcomer seal portion in communication, at upper and lower ends thereof, with said downcomer and a lower portion of said reactor portion, respectively, for circulating said particles from said downcomer into said reactor portion,

a particle outlet seal portion provided in a spaced apart relationship from said downcomer seal portion and in communication, at upper and lower ends thereof, with said high-speed layer and said lower portion of said reactor portion, respectively, for circulating said particles from said reactor portion into said high-speed layer,

a freeboard portion formed above said reactor portion for further acceleration of the reaction of gas resulting from said chemical reaction of said solid reactant, and

a produced gas take-out port for taking out the produced gas from said freeboard portion,

the reactor-integrated syphon further comprising a pressure controller arranged downstream of said produced gas taken-out port for controlling pressure difference between the pressures in the reactor and particle outlet seal portions, transportation amount of said particles being adjusted through control of the pressure difference by said pressure controller.

2. A reactor-integrated syphon provided between a downcomer and a high-speed layer for sealing fluidization of gas between the downcomer and the high-speed layer through temporary storage of particles moving from the downcomer to the high-speed layer,

said reactor-integrated syphon comprising:

a reactor portion for causing the solid reactant to conduct chemical reaction through action of said particles, a downcomer seal portion in communication, at upper and lower ends thereof, with said downcomer and a lower portion of said reactor portion, respectively, for circulating said particles from said downcomer into said reactor portion,

a particle outlet seal portion provided in a spaced apart relationship from said downcomer seal portion and in communication, at upper and lower ends thereof, with said high-speed layer and said lower portion of said reactor portion, respectively, for circulating said particles from said reactor portion into said high-speed layer,

a freeboard portion formed above said reactor portion for further acceleration of the reaction of gas resulting from said chemical reaction of said solid reactant, and

a produced gas take-out port for taking out the produced gas from said freeboard portion,

wherein said downcomer seal portion seals against flow of the gas in the reactor and freeboard portions into the downcomer,

the reactor-integrated siphon further comprising a pressure controller arranged downstream of said produced gas taken-out port for controlling pressure difference between the pressures in the reactor and particle outlet seal portions, transportation amount of said particles being adjusted through control of the pressure difference by said pressure controller.

3. A reactor-integrated syphon provided between a downcomer and a high-speed layer for sealing fluidization of gas between the downcomer and the high-speed layer through temporary storage of particles moving from the downcomer to the high-speed layer,

said reactor-integrated syphon comprising:

a reactor portion for causing the solid reactant to conduct chemical reaction through action of said particles, a downcomer seal portion in communication, at upper and lower ends thereof, with said downcomer and a lower portion of said reactor portion, respectively, for circulating said particles from said downcomer into said reactor portion,

a particle outlet seal portion provided in a spaced apart relationship from said downcomer seal portion and in communication, at upper and lower ends thereof, with said high-speed layer and said lower portion of said reactor portion, respectively, for circulating said particles from said reactor portion into said high-speed layer,

a freeboard portion formed above said reactor portion for further acceleration of the reaction of gas resulting from said chemical reaction of said solid reactant, and

a produced gas take-out port for taking out the produced gas from said freeboard portion,

wherein said particle outlet seal portion seals against flow of the gas in the reactor and freeboard portions into the high-speed layer,

the reactor-integrated siphon further comprising a pressure controller arranged downstream of said produced gas taken-out port for controlling pressure difference between the pressures in the reactor and particle outlet seal portions, transportation amount of said particles being adjusted through control of the pressure difference by said pressure controller.

4. A reactor-integrated syphon provided between a downcomer and a high-speed layer for sealing fluidization of gas between the downcomer and the high-speed layer through temporary storage of particles moving from the downcomer to the high-speed layer,

said reactor-integrated syphon comprising:

a reactor portion for causing the solid reactant to conduct chemical reaction through action of said particles, a downcomer seal portion in communication, at upper and lower ends thereof, with said downcomer and a lower portion of said reactor portion, respectively, for circulating said particles from said downcomer into said reactor portion,

a particle outlet seal portion provided in a spaced apart relationship from said downcomer seal portion and in communication, at upper and lower ends thereof, with said high-speed layer and said lower portion of said reactor portion, respectively, for circulating said particles from said reactor portion into said high-speed layer,

a freeboard portion formed above said reactor portion for further acceleration of the reaction of gas resulting from said chemical reaction of said solid reactant, and

a produced gas take-out port for taking out the produced gas from said freeboard portion,

wherein said downcomer seal portion seals against flow of the gas in the reactor and freeboard portions into the downcomer, and

wherein said particle outlet seal portion seals against flow of the gas in the reactor and freeboard portions into the high-speed layer,

the reactor-integrated siphon further comprising a pressure controller arranged downstream of said produced gas taken-out port for controlling pressure difference between the pressures in the reactor and particle outlet seal portions, transportation amount of said particles being adjusted through control of the pressure difference by said pressure controller.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2008
From: MURAKAMI, TAKAHIRO; KYO, KOUBUN; SUDA, TOSHIYUKI
To: IHI CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-246251 · Aug 26, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090191104A1 · Jul 30, 2009