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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Alter Nrg Corp, Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
James Santoianni, Greensburg, PA (US);
Aleksandr Gorodetsky, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
Alter NRG Corp., Calgary, Alberta, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23D 11/44 (2006.01); F23D 14/66 (2006.01); F23D 14/22 (2006.01); F23D 14/78 (2006.01); F23L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23D 14/66 (2013.01); F23D 14/22 (2013.01); F23D 14/78 (2013.01); F23L 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a tuyere, a plasma torch positioned to inject hot gas into the tuyere, and a plurality of nozzles configured to inject a combustible material into the tuyere for combustion of the combustible material within the tuyere. The apparatus can be used to practice a method including: injecting a combustible material into a plurality of tuyeres in a wall of a reactor vessel, using a plasma torch to inject hot gas into the tuyeres to ignite the combustible material, and directing heat from combustion of the combustible material into the reactor vessel to preheat the reactor vessel.