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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2010
Sunil Ramabhilakh Mishra, Pearland, TX (US);
Pradeep S. Thacker, Bellaire, TX (US);
Anindra Mazumdar, Katy, TX (US);
Vignesh Venkatraman, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Sunil Ramabhilakh Mishra, Pearland, TX (US);
Pradeep S. Thacker, Bellaire, TX (US);
Anindra Mazumdar, Katy, TX (US);
Vignesh Venkatraman, Tamil Nadu, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a gasification facility includes channeling a conveying fluid at a first temperature through at least one first steam heating device to increase the temperature of the conveying fluid to a second predetermined temperature. The method also includes channeling the conveying fluid at the second predetermined temperature through a second steam heating device to increase the temperature of the conveying fluid to a third predetermined temperature. The method further includes channeling the conveying fluid at the third predetermined temperature to a solids conveyance system. Solids become entrained within the conveying fluid. The method also includes transporting at least a portion of the solids to a gasification system.