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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2009
Herbert E. Andrus, Jr., Granby, CT (US);
Gregory N. Liljedahl, Tariffville, CT (US);
John L Marion, West Simsbury, CT (US);
Nsakala Ya Nsakala, South Windsor, CT (US);
Herbert E. Andrus, Jr., Granby, CT (US);
Gregory N. Liljedahl, Tariffville, CT (US);
John L Marion, West Simsbury, CT (US);
Nsakala Ya Nsakala, South Windsor, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
A combustorcombust a fluidized bed of fossil fuel' to heat a working fluidand generate flue gas. An air preheaterhas first and second gas passagewaysfor respectively directing the generated flue gasand another gaswith captured COgenerated by combustion outside of the combustor. When operated in a non-COcapture, the air preheaterreceives the flue gas, but not the other gas, and the first gas passagewaydirects the flue gasso as to preheat the air. However, when operated in the COcapture mode, the air preheaterreceives the flue gasand the other gas, and the second gas passagewayalso directs the other gasso as to preheat the air′. In either mode, the preheated air′ is applied by the combustorto fluidize a bed of fossil fuel