Heat recovery apparatus, system and method of using the same
AssigneesMetoxs Pte. Ltd, Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
InventorsPeiwen LI, Dominic Francis Gervasio, Abraham Fouad Jalbout
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Abstract
A heat recovery apparatus, system and method of using the same. The heat recovery apparatus includes a support structure having a central passageway extending through the heat recovery apparatus and configured to house at least a portion of a slag conveyor, and a cavity located above the central passageway, the cavity having a plurality of pipes configured for transmission of a heat transfer fluid therethrough.
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A heat recovery system comprising:
- a hot composition conveyor;
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- a heat recovery apparatus comprising:
- a support structure having a central passageway extending through the heat recovery apparatus and housing at least a portion of the hot composition conveyor;
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- a cavity located above the central passageway, the cavity comprising a plurality of pipes configured for transmission of a heat transfer fluid therethrough.
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A heat recovery apparatus comprising:
- a support structure having a central passageway extending through the heat recovery apparatus and configured to house at least a portion of a hot composition conveyor;
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- a cavity located above the central passageway, the cavity comprising a plurality of pipes configured for transmission of a heat transfer fluid therethrough.
A method for recovering heat from a hot composition comprising:
- transmitting, via a conveyor, a hot composition through a heat recovery apparatus, the heat recovery apparatus comprising:
- a support structure having a central passageway extending through the heat recovery apparatus and configured to house at least a portion of the conveyor;
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- a cavity located above the central passageway, the cavity comprising a plurality of pipes configured for transmission of a heat transfer fluid therethrough;
- circulating a heat transfer fluid through the plurality of pipes;
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- transferring heat from the hot composition to the circulating heat transfer fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.