Method of controlling the temperature of a partial oxidation burner

Patent · Tue May 19 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6533679

Stellaccio, R J

A method is described for controlling the temperature of a burner in a free-flow reaction zone of a gas generator for the partial oxidation of a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, liquid hydrocarbonaceous fuel, or a slurry of solid carbonaceous fuel with a free-oxygen containing gas and optionally in the presence of a temperature moderator to produce in the reaction zone a hot raw gas stream substantially comprising H/sub 2/, CO, CO/sub 2/, H/sub 2/O, H/sub 2/S, COS, CH/sub 4/, Ar and N/sub 2/. The burner is equipped with cooling means and liquid water coolant inlet and outlet lines connected to the cooling means comprising: continuously removing from the cooling means of burner by way of the outlet line a stream of heated liquid water coolant that was heated by indirect heat exchange with the hot raw gas stream contacting the outside surface of that portion of the burner within the reaction zone, and simultaneously introducing into the cooling means by way of the coolant inlet line a stream of liquid water coolant.

• Assignee: Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY
• Patent Number(s): US 4666463
• OSTI ID: 6533679
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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