System and process for gasifying biomass products
AssigneeStarlight Energy Holdings LLC
InventorsBart Kavanaugh, Donald W. Kendrick, Steven Kushnick, Steven R. Brncic, P.E.
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Abstract
A system for gasifying biomass materials is provided. The system includes a gasifying unit for converting the biomass materials into a gas and a feeder mechanism for introducing the biomass materials into the gasifying unit. The gasifying unit includes a plurality of gasifying medium and biomass injection ports distributed along a vertical length of the gasifying unit, and each of the plurality of injection ports has a corresponding injection angle. The injection angles include at least one of an upward tangential angle and a downward tangential angle.
Claims22
A system for gasifying biomass materials, comprising:
- a gasifying unit for converting the biomass materials into a producer gas, wherein the gasifying unit includes a plurality of gasifying medium injection ports distributed along a vertical length of the gasifying unit, and wherein the plurality of injection ports has injection angles that include at least one of an upward tangential angle and a downward tangential angle;
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- a feeder mechanism for introducing the biomass materials into the gasifying unit.
A system for gasifying biomass materials, comprising:
- a gasifying unit for converting the biomass materials into a gas, wherein the gasifying unit is configured to enable the biomass materials and other matter contained within the gasifying unit to move in a specified flow pattern at a specified velocity;
- and
- a feeder mechanism for introducing the biomass materials into the gasifying unit wherein the feeder mechanism is configured to accelerate the biomass materials to the specified velocity in the gasifying unit.
A method for gasifying biomass materials, comprising:
- drying the biomass materials;
- supplying the dried biomass materials to a first gasifying unit wherein the gasifying unit includes a main chamber bounded by the interior walls, an input port, and a plurality of gasifying medium injection ports;
- gasifying the dried biomass products to create a producer gas;
- supplying the producer gas from the first gasifying unit to a second gasifying unit;
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- filtering and cooling the producer gas from the second gasifying unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.