Inclined rotary gasifier waste to energy system
AssigneeThe Research Foundation of State University of New York
InventorDavid J. Waage
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Abstract
A gasifier system includes a reactor for receiving a wet feedstock which has a base and a container rotatably connected to the base such that a rotation of the container causes a mixing of the feedstock in an interior of the reactor. The interior is bounded by the base and the container. A space between the base and the container allows an entry of oxygen into the interior. The space has a dimension such that the feedstock is fully oxidized in a combustion area adjacent the base and such that the feedstock avoids combustion in a remainder of the interior. The reactor has a longitudinal axis inclined at an inclination angle relative to a horizontal line to promote the mixing of the feedstock in the interior.
Claims15
A method for converting a wet flammable feedstock into a gaseous and liquid fuel, the method comprising:
- providing a wet flammable feedstock into an interior of a reactor having a base and a container connected to the base, the interior bounded by the base and the container;
- allowing oxygen to enter a space between the base and the container to facilitate a combustion of the feedstock in a combustion zone adjacent the base such that the oxygen avoids passing through the combustion zone and the feedstock is fully oxidized in the combustion zone;
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- rotating the container relative to the base to mix contents of the interior of the reactor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.