Heat recover apparatus, system and method of using the same
AssigneeArizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
InventorPeiwen LI
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Abstract
A heat recovery apparatus, system and method of using the same. The heat recovery apparatus includes a particulate inlet, a particulate distributor in fluid communication with the particulate inlet, a cavity in fluid communication with the particulate distributor, a plurality of pipes contained within the cavity and configured for transmission of a heat transfer fluid therethrough, and a particulate outlet in fluid communication with the cavity.
Claims24
A heat recovery system comprising:
- a hot particulate inlet conveyor;
- a heat recovery apparatus comprising:
- a hot particulate inlet;
- a particulate distributor in fluid communication with the particulate inlet;
- a cavity in fluid communication with the particulate distributor, the cavity comprising a plurality of pipes configured for transmission of a heat transfer fluid therethrough;
- and
- a particulate outlet in fluid communication with the cavity;
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- a particulate outlet conveyor.
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A heat recovery apparatus comprising:
- a particulate inlet;
- a particulate distributor in fluid communication with the particulate inlet;
- a cavity in fluid communication with the particulate distributor, the cavity comprising a plurality of pipes configured for transmission of a heat transfer fluid therethrough;
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- a particulate outlet in fluid communication with the cavity.
A method for recovering heat from hot particulate, the method comprising:
- delivering a hot particulate matter to a heat recovery apparatus, the heat recovery apparatus comprising:
- a hot particulate inlet;
- a hot particulate distributor in fluid communication with the hot particulate inlet;
- a cavity in fluid communication with the hot particulate distributor, the cavity comprising a plurality of pipes configured for transmission of a heat transfer fluid therethrough;
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- a particulate outlet in fluid communication with the cavity;
- circulating a heat transfer fluid through the plurality of pipes;
- distributing, with the hot particulate distributor, the hot particulate over the plurality of pipes;
- transferring heat from the hot particulate to the circulating heat transfer fluid;
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- removing cooled particulate from the heat recovery apparatus through the particulate outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.