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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Mark a Ness, Underwood, ND (US);
Matthew P Coughlin, Hibbing, MN (US);
John M Wheeldon, Birmingham, AL (US);
Adam M Johnson, Bismarck, ND (US);
Mark A Ness, Underwood, ND (US);
Matthew P Coughlin, Hibbing, MN (US);
John M Wheeldon, Birmingham, AL (US);
Adam M Johnson, Bismarck, ND (US);
Great River Energy, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A control system for controlling the utilization of heated waste streams for fluidizing particulate matter such as coal in a fluidizing bed dryer. The control system includes a number of graphic user interfaces that allow an operator to more easily monitor and/or control the various regulator devices. The control system controls coal handling or transportation, fluid handling or flow, and the discharge of discarded or separated coal from the dryer.