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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Technology Gmbh, Baden, CH;
Inventors:
John H. Chiu, West Hartford, CT (US);
Bard C. Teigen, Enfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Baden, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23C 10/08 (2006.01); F23C 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23C 10/08 (2013.01); F23C 10/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sealpot for a combustion power plant includes a downcomer standpipe which receives solids of the combustion power plant, a bed including a first end and a second opposite end, the first end connected to the downcomer standpipe, a discharge standpipe disposed at the second opposite end of the bed, and an orifice plate disposed between the bed and the discharge standpipe separating the discharge standpipe from the bed. The orifice plate includes apertures disposed at a height above the bed which allow transport of fluidized solids and gas through the orifice plate.