Inventors:
Fred M. Talmud - Berkeley Heights NJ
Assignee:
Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation - Livingston NJ
International Classification:
F22B 102
F23D 1902
Abstract:
A fluidized bed heat exchanger in which air is passed through a bed of particulate material containing fuel disposed in a housing. A steam/water natural circulation system is provided and includes a steam drum disposed adjacent the fluidized bed and a series of tubes connected at one end to the steam drum. A portion of the tubes are connected to a water drum and in the path of the air and the gaseous products of combustion exiting from the bed. Another portion of the tubes pass through the bed and extend at an angle to the upper surface of the bed.