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US 2013/0154168 A1Published application
Dry processing of, and thermal recovery from, slag
OwnerVirgil Dewitt Perrymaninventor
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods discussed herein facilitate processing of, and thermal recovery from, material such as slag. A disk assembly is configured to process material. One or more heat exchangers are configured to extract heat that is already present in the material, heat generated during processing, or both. A thermal transfer system is configured to transfer heat away from the disk assembly, away from the one or more heat exchangers, or both.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a disk assembly configured to process material that is configured to be lowered into the material and to generate vortexes in the material;
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- one or more heat exchangers configured to be lowered into the material and to extract heat that is already present in the material, heat generated during processing, or both, wherein
- the apparatus is configured to transfer heat away from the disk assembly, away from the one or more heat exchangers, or both.
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A heat transfer system, comprising:
- a disk assembly;
- a plurality of static heat exchangers;
- a manifold operably connected to the heat exchangers;
- a proximity heat exchanger configured to extract heat from the manifold and the disk assembly;
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- a shaft operably connected to the disk assembly and configured to rotate the disk assembly, wherein
- the shaft is configured to transfer heat collected by the proximity heat exchanger away from the heat transfer system.
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An apparatus for processing of, and thermal extraction from, slag, comprising:
- a disk configured to rotate and pulverize the slag and to create a central vortex in the slag;
- a plurality of supports operably connected to the disk and configured to create vortexes at or near a boundary layer of the central vortex;
- a plurality of static heat exchangers configured to extract heat from the slag;
- a manifold operably connected to the plurality of static heat exchangers;
- a proximity heat exchanger configured to extract heat from the manifold and the plurality of supports;
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- a shaft configured to rotate the disk and the plurality of supports, and to transfer heat collected by the proximity heat exchanger, wherein
- the disk, one or more of the supports, one or more of the plurality of static plate-like heat exchangers, or a combination thereof, comprise a plurality of holes on one or more of their respective surfaces, and the holes are configured to distribute air into the slag during processing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.