Patent ID: 9593283
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: C10J,G05B

Claim:
1. A method of controlling a circulating fluidized bed gasifier, the method comprising the steps of: (a) feeding a first portion of particulate material to be gasified through at least one inlet in a center portion of the gasifier, wherein the at least one inlet in the center portion of the gasifier is at a height that is ten to fifty percent of the total height of the gasifier, so as to form a bed of material in the gasifier; (b) feeding oxygen and steam upwards through a bottom grid into a lower portion of the gasifier so as to fluidize the bed, wherein the lower portion of the gasifier is positioned above the bottom grid; (c) discharging product gas and entrained particles from an upper portion of the gasifier; (d) separating particles from the product gas and returning a portion of the separated particles to the lower portion of the gasifier; (e) oxidizing a portion of the returned particles in the lower portion of the gasifier so as to generate heat; (f) transferring heat and oxidizing products from the lower portion of the gasifier to the center portion of the gasifier so as to generate the product gas; (g) feeding a second portion of particulate material to be gasified through at least one inlet in the lower portion of the gasifier, wherein the at least one inlet in the lower portion of the gasifier is at a height that is less than 10% of the total height of the gasifier; (h) measuring a temperature profile in the gasifier and determining a ratio of the first and second portions of particulate material to be gasified on the basis of the measured temperature profile; and (i) controlling the vertical temperature distribution in the gasifier, based on the measured temperature profile, by controlling the ratio of (1) the first portion of particulate material fed in the center portion of the gasifier, in the height of 10% to 50% of the total height of the gasifier, and (2) the second portion of particulate material fed in the lower portion of the gasifier, in the height of less than 10% of the gasifier, respectively.