Apparatus for improving vertical flow reactor utility
OwnerDavid Stanley Moultoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention is for an improved vertical flow reactor utility that makes the technology more attractive for industrial development. The various embodiments of the invention improve various aspects of a vertical flow reactor utility. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the design of the reactor is improved. Other embodiments provide improved systems and methods for, for example, insertion of oxygen, electrical production, and/or reactor geometry. These one or more various embodiments of the present invention lowers costs to construct, install, and/or operate a vertical flow reactor by improving economy of construction and/or operation of VFR systems.
Claims28
A vertical flow reactor comprising:
- a casing;
- an outer wall contained within the casing, the outer wall being partially above and partially below ground level of a bore hole in which the vertical flow reactor is contained;
- an annular space defined between the outer wall and the casing;
- a flow partition contained within the outer wall;
- a transport apparatus that directs pre-mixed waste and water feed components into the flow partition, the waste and water feed components flowing downward in the flow partition and exiting in the annular space outside of the flow partition, where the waste and water feed components flow upward;
- a compressor that introduces oxygen into the waste and water feed components at or near the top of the vertical flow reactor as small bubbles, the waste, water, and oxygen combination flowing downward within the flow partition such that, the waste, water, and oxygen is heated by heat transfer from liquid flowing upward in the annular space outside the flow partition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.