Patent ID: 8225936
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: B01J,F23C

Abstract:
1. A method for dividing a stream of solids, the method comprising: discharging the stream of solids via a first downer; fluidizing the stream of solids at a bottom of the first downer by supplying a first conveying gas; dividing the stream of solids into a part of the stream of solids and a remaining part of the stream of solids by conveying, by the first conveying gas, the part of the stream of solids to a top of a first riser branching off from the first downer; discharging the remaining part of the stream of solids via a second downer adjoining the first downer; fluidizing the remaining stream of solids at a bottom of the second downer by supplying a second conveying gas; and conveying, by the second conveying gas, a part of the remaining part of the stream of solids to a top of a second riser branching off from the second downer.