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Title: System and method for continuous solids slurry depressurization

Abstract

A continuous slag processing system includes a rotating parallel disc pump, coupled to a motor and a brake. The rotating parallel disc pump includes opposing discs coupled to a shaft, an outlet configured to continuously receive a fluid at a first pressure, and an inlet configured to continuously discharge the fluid at a second pressure less than the first pressure. The rotating parallel disc pump is configurable in a reverse-acting pump mode and a letdown turbine mode. The motor is configured to drive the opposing discs about the shaft and against a flow of the fluid to control a difference between the first pressure and the second pressure in the reverse-acting pump mode. The brake is configured to resist rotation of the opposing discs about the shaft to control the difference between the first pressure and the second pressure in the letdown turbine mode.

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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1398980
Patent Number(s):
9,784,121
Application Number:
14/566,581
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
DOE Contract Number:  
FE0007859
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Dec 10
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Leininger, Thomas Frederick, Steele, Raymond Douglas, Yen, Hsien-Chin William, and Cordes, Stephen Michael. System and method for continuous solids slurry depressurization. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
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Leininger, Thomas Frederick, Steele, Raymond Douglas, Yen, Hsien-Chin William, & Cordes, Stephen Michael. System and method for continuous solids slurry depressurization. United States.
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Leininger, Thomas Frederick, Steele, Raymond Douglas, Yen, Hsien-Chin William, and Cordes, Stephen Michael. Tue . "System and method for continuous solids slurry depressurization". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1398980.
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@article{osti_1398980,
title = {System and method for continuous solids slurry depressurization},
author = {Leininger, Thomas Frederick and Steele, Raymond Douglas and Yen, Hsien-Chin William and Cordes, Stephen Michael},
abstractNote = {A continuous slag processing system includes a rotating parallel disc pump, coupled to a motor and a brake. The rotating parallel disc pump includes opposing discs coupled to a shaft, an outlet configured to continuously receive a fluid at a first pressure, and an inlet configured to continuously discharge the fluid at a second pressure less than the first pressure. The rotating parallel disc pump is configurable in a reverse-acting pump mode and a letdown turbine mode. The motor is configured to drive the opposing discs about the shaft and against a flow of the fluid to control a difference between the first pressure and the second pressure in the reverse-acting pump mode. The brake is configured to resist rotation of the opposing discs about the shaft to control the difference between the first pressure and the second pressure in the letdown turbine mode.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {10}
}
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