Compact and maintainable waste reformation apparatus
AssigneeRaven SR, Inc.
InventorsTerry R. Galloway, Joseph Oscar Waidl
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for compact and easily maintainable waste reformation. Some embodiments include a rotary oven reformer adapted and configured to provide synthesis gas from organic waste. Some embodiments include a rotary oven with simplified operation both as to reformation of the waste, usage of the synthesized gas and other products, and easy removal of the finished waste products, preferably in a unit of compact size for use in austere settings. Yet other embodiments include Fischer-Tropsch reactors of synthesized gas. Some of these reactors include heat exchanging assemblies that provide self-cleaning effects, efficient utilization of waste heat, and ease of cleaning.
Claims11
A heat transfer assembly for a Fischer-Tropsch reactor, comprising:
- an outer tube having an opened end and a closed end, the outer diameter of said outer tube including at least one heat transferring fin, the fin being at least partially coated in a catalyst useful to produce Fischer-Tropsch products from synthesis gas in a reactor;
- a second inner tube located at least in part in the interior of said outer tube and having two opened ends, a first opened end being located proximate the closed end of said outer tube, the second opened end being located proximate the opened end of said outer tube;
- wherein said outer and inner tubes coact to provide a flowpath for a heat transferring media that extends from the opened end of said outer tube to the first end of inner tube and then to the second end of said inner tube.
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