System and method for heating a gasifier

US9150801B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9150801-B2
Application numberUS-201213360521-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 27, 2012
Priority dateJan 27, 2012
Publication dateOct 6, 2015
Grant dateOct 6, 2015

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A system includes a gasifier configured to gasify a gasification fuel during a gasification mode. The system also includes a first injector configured to inject a heat control fuel and an oxygen enriched air into the gasifier for combustion during a heat control mode. The heat control fuel is the same or different from the gasification fuel, and the oxygen enriched air includes air enriched with additional oxygen.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A system, comprising: a gasifier; and a first injector coupled to the gasifier; and a controller comprising a heat control mode and a gasification mode, wherein the controller is configured to control injection of a heat control fuel and an oxygen enriched air through the first injector into the gasifier for combustion during the heat control mode, wherein the heat control fuel is the same or different from a gasification fuel used during the gasif…

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What does patent US9150801B2 cover?
A system includes a gasifier configured to gasify a gasification fuel during a gasification mode. The system also includes a first injector configured to inject a heat control fuel and an oxygen enriched air into the gasifier for combustion during a heat control mode. The heat control fuel is the same or different from the gasification fuel, and the oxygen enriched air includes air enriched wit…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Stevenson John Saunders, Talya Shashishekara Sitharamarao, Gen Electric
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C10J3/506. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).