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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2009
Helge B. Klockow, Niskayuna, NY (US);
James Michael Storey, Houston, TX (US);
Aaron John Avagliano, Houston, TX (US);
Guoqing Wang, Houston, TX (US);
Gary Dwayne Mandrusiak, Latham, NY (US);
Karl Hardcastle, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Scott Parent, Houston, TX (US);
Prashant Tiwari, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Gregory Laskowski, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Judeth Brannon Corry, Manvel, TX (US);
Constantin Dinu, Katy, TX (US);
Helge B. Klockow, Niskayuna, NY (US);
James Michael Storey, Houston, TX (US);
Aaron John Avagliano, Houston, TX (US);
Guoqing Wang, Houston, TX (US);
Gary Dwayne Mandrusiak, Latham, NY (US);
Karl Hardcastle, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Scott Parent, Houston, TX (US);
Prashant Tiwari, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Gregory Laskowski, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Judeth Brannon Corry, Manvel, TX (US);
Constantin Dinu, Katy, TX (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a gasification system component, such as a quench unit or scrubber may retain of pool of a cooling fluid for cooling another fluid. The gasification system component includes a flow damping mechanism designed to dampen flow of the cooling fluid, the other fluid, or both, within the gasification system component. The flow damping mechanism may be disposed in an inner chamber formed between a dip tube and a draft tube or disposed in an outer chamber formed between the walls of the gasification system component and the draft tube. The flow damping mechanism also may be disposed between the inner chamber and the outer chamber.