System and method to supply a solid feedstock to a solids feeder
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJohn Saunders Stevenson, Anthony Holmes Furman, Steven Craig Russell
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Abstract
In a first embodiment, a system includes a first solids feeder having a first inlet and a first outlet, a second solids feeder having a second inlet and a second outlet, and an adjustable volume coupled to the first outlet and the second inlet. The first solids feeder is configured to supply a feedstock at a first feed rate and the second solids feeder is configured to supply the feedstock at a second feed rate. The adjustable volume is configured to adjust based at least in part on first feed rate and the second feed rate.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a first solids feeder comprising a first inlet and a first outlet;
- a second solids feeder comprising a second inlet and a second outlet;
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- an adjustable volume coupled to the first outlet and the second inlet, wherein the first solids feeder is configured to supply a feedstock at a first feed rate, the second solids feeder is configured to supply the feedstock at a second feed rate, and the adjustable volume is configured to adjust based at least in part on the first feed rate and the second feed rate.
A system, comprising:
- a controller configured to control a first solids feeder or a second solids feeder based at least in part on feedback indicative of a property of an adjustable volume coupled between the first solids feeder and the second solids feeder.
A method, comprising:
- receiving feedback indicative of a property of an adjustable volume coupled between a first solids feeder and a second solids feeder;
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- controlling a first solids feeder or a second solids feeder based at least in part on the received feedback.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.