Apparatus for the conversion of coal to gas, liquid and solid products

Patent · Tue Nov 03 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5704424

Bonasso, J I; Harper, J T; Johnson, E A

This patent describes an apparatus for the conversion of coal to gas, liquid and solid products comprises: a pyrolysis chamber having an inlet for coal and an outlet for gas; a gasification chamber having an inlet for oxygen and steam and an outlet for a solid product; means interconnecting the pyrolysis chamber and the gasification chamber for delivering all solid residue to the gasification chamber and for delivering all hot gases to the pyrolysis chamber, means for transferring heat from the gasification chamber to the pyrolysis chamber by conduction; at least one baffle in the gasification chamber extending inwardly and downwardly from the inner walls of the chamber; means for adding heat to the gasification chamber; means for removing gas leaving the gas outlet of the pyrolysis chamber and delivering the removed gas to a location separated from the pyrolysis chamber, and means for cooling gas delivered to the location to condense some of the gas while leaving some of the gas in gaseous form.

• Assignee: Jack I. Bonasso, Carolina, W.Va., and James T. Harper, Chamblee, GA
• Patent Number(s): US 4704135
• OSTI ID: 5704424
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BAFFLES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
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COAL GASIFICATION
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COAL PREPARATION
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DECOMPOSITION
DEGASSING
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ENERGY SOURCES
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FLOW REGULATORS
FOSSIL FUELS
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GASIFICATION
HEATING
LIQUEFACTION
MATERIALS
PYROLYSIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES