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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert D Stewart, Verona, NJ (US);
Robert L Gamble, Wayne, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Livingston, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
431170 ; 110263 ; 122 / ;
Abstract
A fluidized bed reactor in which a grate is disposed in a housing for receiving a single bed of particulate material. The interior of the housing below the grate is divided into a plurality of zones and air is selectively passed through portions of the grate to fluidize corresponding portions of the bed above the zones. A plurality of air distributors are provided in the bed for reducing the height of the particulate material accumulating in various portions of the bed.