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Title: Solids handling valve. [Patent application]

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6759303

A description is given of a solids handling valve for use in combination with lock hoppers utilized for conveying pulverized coal to a coal gasifier. The valve comprises a fluid-actuated flow control piston disposed within a housing and provided with a tapered primary seal having a recessed seat on the housing and a radially expandable fluid-actuated secondary seal. The valve seals are highly resistive to corrosion, erosion and abrasion by the solids, liquids, and gases associated with the gasification process so as to minimize valve failure.

Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
OSTI ID:
6759303
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English