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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
John Saunders Stevenson, Anaheim, CA (US);
Anthony Holmes Furman, Scotia, NY (US);
Steven Craig Russell, Houston, TX (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
In a first embodiment, a system includes a first solids feeder having a first inlet and a first outlet, a second solids feeder having a second inlet and a second outlet, and an adjustable volume coupled to the first outlet and the second inlet. The first solids feeder is configured to supply a feedstock at a first feed rate and the second solids feeder is configured to supply the feedstock at a second feed rate. The adjustable volume is configured to adjust based at least in part on first feed rate and the second feed rate.