Intermittently-fed high-pressure gasifier process
Abstract
An improved gasifier is described which is adapted for gasifying a predetermined charge of non-gaseous fuel into fuel gas. Each charge of non-gaseous fuel, which may have optional conditioning materials added to it, is intermittently fed to a gasifier chamber where each charge is partially burned with high-pressure air supplied thereto. High-pressure and temperature fuel gas is produced which is cleansed prior to passing out of the gasifier chamber. After gasification of the charge of fuel is ended, the gasifier chamber is vented. The residue of the burned charge in the gasifier chamber is removed, along with the contaminated or reacted conditioning materials, and replaced by a fresh charge. The subject invention provides a feasible way of continuously fueling an internal combustion engine with gasified fuel and is compact enough to be practical for even mobile applications. 3 figures.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Caterpillar Inc
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5370644
- Patent Number(s):
- 5266086
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-799665
- Assignee:
- Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC21-88MC25141
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 21 Nov 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; FUEL GAS; PRODUCTION; GAS GENERATORS; DESIGN; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; OPERATION; SIZE; ENGINES; FLUIDS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GASES; HEAT ENGINES; 330100* - Internal Combustion Engines
Citation Formats
Bailey, J M, and Zadoks, A L. Intermittently-fed high-pressure gasifier process. United States: N. p., 1993.
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title = {Intermittently-fed high-pressure gasifier process},
author = {Bailey, J M and Zadoks, A L},
abstractNote = {An improved gasifier is described which is adapted for gasifying a predetermined charge of non-gaseous fuel into fuel gas. Each charge of non-gaseous fuel, which may have optional conditioning materials added to it, is intermittently fed to a gasifier chamber where each charge is partially burned with high-pressure air supplied thereto. High-pressure and temperature fuel gas is produced which is cleansed prior to passing out of the gasifier chamber. After gasification of the charge of fuel is ended, the gasifier chamber is vented. The residue of the burned charge in the gasifier chamber is removed, along with the contaminated or reacted conditioning materials, and replaced by a fresh charge. The subject invention provides a feasible way of continuously fueling an internal combustion engine with gasified fuel and is compact enough to be practical for even mobile applications. 3 figures.},
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year = {Tue Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 1993},
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