System and method for flue gas scrubbing
AssigneeALSTOM Technology Ltd
InventorDennis J. Laslo
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Abstract
An apparatus 100 for scrubbing flue gas 122, the apparatus 100 including a tower 140 having an inlet 120 receiving a flow of flue gas 122 and a recycle tank portion 142; a fluid 162 disposed in the recycle tank portion 142; and an aerator 150 having at least one opening 152 for introduction of an oxygen-containing gas 154 into the fluid 162, wherein the at least one opening 152 is positioned to release the oxygen-containing gas 154 at least at a distance greater than or equal to a predetermined radial distance F from the inlet 120, the predetermined radial distance F being equal to at least 10% of a diameter of the recycle tank portion 142.
Claims11
A system for scrubbing flue gas, the system comprising:
- a tower having an inlet receiving a flow of flue gas and a recycle tank portion;
- a fluid disposed in the recycle tank portion;
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- an aerator having at least one opening for introduction of an oxygen-containing gas into the fluid,
- wherein each of the at least one opening is positioned to release the oxygen-containing gas at least at a distance greater than or equal to a predetermined radial distance F from the inlet, the predetermined radial distance F being equal to at least 10% of a diameter D of the recycle tank portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.