Patent Publication Number: US-9834733-B2

Title: Char removal pipe

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present invention relates to a char removal pipe and particularly, to a char removal pipe which delivers powder. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     A coal gasification combined power generation facility is known. The coal gasification combined power generation facility is provided with a coal gasification furnace, a char recovery device, gas purification equipment, gas turbine equipment, an exhaust heat recovery boiler, steam turbine equipment, and a power generator. The coal gasification furnace gasifies pulverized coal, thereby producing a producer gas having combustibility. In the producer gas, char or the like is mixed with a combustible gas. 
     The char recovery device removes the char from the producer gas, thereby producing a char-free producer gas. The gas purification equipment purifies the char-free producer gas, thereby producing a purified producer gas. The gas turbine equipment burns the purified producer gas, thereby producing a high-temperature and high-pressure combustion gas and generating rotational power. The exhaust heat recovery boiler recovers thermal energy from the combustion gas and produces high-pressure steam. The steam turbine equipment generates rotational power by using the steam. The power generator converts the rotational power generated by the gas turbine equipment and the steam turbine equipment into electric power. 
     The char recovery device is provided with a char recovery device main body, a removal pipe for char discharge, a char bin, a removal pipe for char supply, and a char supply hopper. The char recovery device main body separates char from the producer gas. The removal pipe for char discharge forms a powder channel connecting the char recovery device main body and the char bin and transports the char from the char recovery device main body to the char bin by using the force of gravity. The char bin stores the char. The removal pipe for char supply forms a powder channel connecting the char bin and the char supply hopper and transports the char from the char bin to the char supply hopper by using the force of gravity. The char supply hopper intermittently supplies the char to the gasification furnace in predetermined amounts. 
     In order to increase treatment capacity, there is a case where the char recovery device is provided with a plurality of char recovery device main bodies or provided with a plurality of char supply hoppers. In this case, the plurality of char recovery device main bodies are disposed side by side in a horizontal direction, and the plurality of char supply hoppers are disposed side by side in the horizontal direction. For this reason, there is a case where the removal pipe for char discharge or the removal pipe for char supply is disposed along a straight line inclined from a vertical direction by a predetermined inclination angle. 
     If the removal pipe for char discharge or the removal pipe for char supply is disposed with an inclination close to the horizontal, there is a concern that the char may be accumulated in the pipe. In a char removal pipe, it is desired to more appropriately transport powder, and even when it is disposed along a gentle slope, it is desired to appropriately transport powder. 
     Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2012-126571 discloses a bin system which assists in the flow of char in a char discharge line by injecting an assist gas along the lower surface of the inner circumference of the char discharge line. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Technical Problem 
     However, in the bin system disclosed in PTL 1, when there is unevenness in the rate of accumulation of the char which is accumulated on the lower surface of the inner circumference, the char does not appropriately flow, and thus there is a case where the char cannot be appropriately transported. 
     An object of the present invention is to provide a char removal pipe which more appropriately transports powder. 
     2. Solution to the Problem 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a char removal pipe including: a removal pipe; a perforated plate that partitions the interior of the removal pipe into a powder channel and a gas chamber; and an assist gas supplying device that supplies an assist gas to the gas chamber. The perforated plate is formed such that a pressure loss when the assist gas flows from the gas chamber to the powder channel through the perforated plate is greater than a calculated pressure loss calculated based on a pressure loss when the assist gas flows through accumulated powder that is formed due to powder flowing through the powder channel being accumulated on the perforated plate. 
     In such a char removal pipe, when a pressure loss in the perforated plate is sufficiently large, even in a case where there is unevenness in the rate of accumulation of powder which is accumulated on the perforated plate, it is possible to more uniformly eject the assist gas from the perforated plate to the powder channel and it is possible to reduce a frictional force between the powder and the perforated plate, and thus it is possible to more appropriately transport the powder. 
     The perforated plate is formed of perforated metal that is formed from a plate in which holes are formed. 
     In such a perforated plate, by increasing or decreasing the number of holes or by changing the diameter of the hole, it is possible to more easily change a pressure loss in the perforated plate. For this reason, a char removal pipe with such a perforated plate applied thereto can be more easily fabricated. 
     The perforated plate is formed of a plurality of portions. A pressure loss in a first portion among the plurality of portions is different from a pressure loss in a second portion different from the first portion among the plurality of portions. 
     In such a char removal pipe, it is possible to eject the assist gas at a more appropriate pressure for each of the plurality of portions. For this reason, in such a char removal pipe, when a predetermined distribution is formed in an amount of the accumulated powder, by ejecting the assist gas at a more appropriate pressure for each of the plurality of portions, it is possible to more appropriately transport the powder. 
     The gas chamber is provided with a plurality of gas chambers corresponding to the plurality of portions. In this case, the assist gas supplying device supplies the assist gas to the plurality of gas chambers such that gas pressure of a first gas chamber corresponding to the first portion among the plurality of gas chambers is different from gas pressure of a second gas chamber corresponding to the second portion among the plurality of gas chambers. 
     In such a char removal pipe, it is possible to eject the assist gas at a more appropriate pressure for each of the plurality of portions. For this reason, in such a char removal pipe, when a predetermined distribution is formed in an amount of the accumulated powder, by ejecting the assist gas at a more appropriate pressure for each of the plurality of portions, it is possible to more appropriately transport the powder. 
     The assist gas supplying device is formed such that a flow rate at which the assist gas is ejected from an upstream-side portion among the plurality of portions is greater than a flow rate at which the assist gas is ejected from a downstream-side portion that is disposed further toward a downstream side of the powder channel than the upstream-side portion among the plurality of portions. 
     The powder is more easily accumulated on the upstream-side portion than the downstream-side portion. For this reason, in such a char removal pipe, it is possible to eject more of the assist gas from the upstream-side portion, and thus it is possible to more appropriately transport the powder. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a char recovery device including: the char removal pipe according to the above aspect of the present invention; a char recovery device main body that separates char from a producer gas that is produced when gasifying coal; and a char bin that stores the char. The char removal pipe is provided such that the char is transported from the char recovery device main body to the char bin through the powder channel. 
     In such a char recovery device, the char removal pipe can more appropriately transport the char, whereby even in a case where a plurality of the char recovery device main bodies are provided, an increase in the size of the char recovery device can be prevented. That is, it is preferable that such a char removal pipe is applied to the transportation of the char from the char recovery device main body to the char bin. 
     According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a char recovery device including: the char removal pipe according to the above aspect of the present invention; a char bin that stores char that is separated from a producer gas that is produced by a gasification furnace for gasifying coal; and a char supply hopper that supplies the char to the gasification furnace. The char removal pipe is provided such that the char is transported from the char bin to the char supply hopper through the powder channel. 
     In such a char recovery device, the char removal pipe can more appropriately transport the char, whereby even in a case where a plurality of the char supply hoppers are provided, an increase in the size of the char recovery device can be prevented. That is, it is preferable that such a char removal pipe is applied to the transportation of the char from the char bin to the char supply hopper. 
     3. Advantageous Effects of the Invention 
     In the char removal pipe according to the present invention, even in a case where there is unevenness in the rate of accumulation of powder which is accumulated on a porous body, it is possible to more uniformly eject the assist gas from the porous body to the powder channel, and thus it is possible to more appropriately transport the powder. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic configuration diagram showing a coal gasification combined power generation facility to which a char removal pipe according to the present invention is applied. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic configuration diagram showing a char recovery device to which the char removal pipe according to the present invention is applied. 
         FIG. 3  is a side view showing the char removal pipe according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a graph showing a pressure loss when an assist gas flows through a porous body on which powder is accumulated and a pressure loss when an assist gas flows through a porous body on which powder is not accumulated. 
         FIG. 5  is a side view showing a char removal pipe according to another embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, an embodiment of a char removal pipe according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The char removal pipe is applied to a coal gasification combined power generation facility. A coal gasification combined power generation facility  10  is provided with a coal gasification furnace  1 , a char recovery device  2 , gas purification equipment  3 , gas turbine equipment  5 , an exhaust heat recovery boiler  6 , steam turbine equipment  7 , and a power generator  8 , as shown in  FIG. 1 . The coal gasification furnace  1  gasifies pulverized coal, thereby producing a producer gas having combustibility. In the producer gas, char or the like is mixed with a combustible gas. 
     The char recovery device  2  removes the char from the producer gas, thereby producing a char-free producer gas. The gas purification equipment  3  purifies the char-free producer gas, thereby producing a purified producer gas. The gas turbine equipment  5  burns the purified producer gas, thereby producing a high-temperature and high-pressure combustion gas and generating rotational power. The exhaust heat recovery boiler  6  recovers thermal energy from the combustion gas and produces high-pressure steam. The steam turbine equipment  7  generates rotational power by using the steam. The power generator  8  converts the rotational power generated by the gas turbine equipment  5  and the steam turbine equipment  7  into electric power. 
       FIG. 2  shows the char recovery device  2 . The char recovery device  2  is provided with a plurality of char recovery device main bodies  11 - 1  to  11 - n  (n=2, 3, 4, . . . ), a plurality of removal pipes for char discharge  12 - 1  to  12 - n , a char bin  14 , a plurality of removal pipes for char supply  15 - 1  to  15 - m  (m=2, 3, 4, . . . ), a plurality of char supply hoppers  16 - 1  to  16 - m , and a char return line  17 . 
     Each of the plurality of char recovery device main bodies  11 - 1  to  11 - n  is formed of a dust collector for removing solid particulates from gas. As the dust collector, a cyclone, a porous filter, an electrical dust collector, or a granular bed may be exemplified. An arbitrary char recovery device main body  11 - i  (i=1, 2, 3, . . . , or n) of the plurality of char recovery device main bodies  11 - 1  to  11 - n  separates the producer gas produced by the coal gasification furnace  1  into an i-th char-free producer gas and powder. Otherwise, the char recovery device main body  11 - i  separates an (i−1)-th char-free producer gas separated by another char recovery device main body  11 -( i −1) different from the char recovery device main body  11 - i  among the plurality of char recovery device main bodies  11 - 1  to  11 - n  into the i-th char-free producer gas and powder. The char-free producer gas which is produced by the char recovery device  2  is formed from any of the plurality of char-free producer gases which are respectively separated by the plurality of char recovery device main bodies  11 - 1  to  11 - n  and contains an n-th char-free producer gas separated by, for example, the char recovery device main body  11 - n . The powder is formed from solid particulates and contains char which did not react in the coal gasification furnace  1 , of the pulverized coal. 
     The plurality of removal pipes for char discharge  12 - 1  to  12 - n  correspond to the plurality of char recovery device main bodies  11 - 1  to  11 - n . A removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i  corresponding to the char recovery device main body  11 - i  among the plurality of removal pipes for char discharge  12 - 1  to  12 - n  forms a flow path which transports the powder from the char recovery device main body  11 - i  to the char bin  14 . 
     The char bin  14  stores the powder which is supplied from the plurality of char recovery device main bodies  11 - 1  to  11 - n  through the plurality of removal pipes for char discharge  12 - 1  to  12 - n . The plurality of removal pipes for char supply  15 - 1  to  15 - m  correspond to the plurality of char supply hoppers  16 - 1  to  16 - m . An arbitrary removal pipe for char supply  15 - j  (j=1, 2, 3, or m) of the plurality of removal pipes for char supply  15 - 1  to  15 - m  forms a flow path which transports the powder from the char bin  14  to a char supply hopper  16 - j  corresponding to the removal pipe for char supply  15 - j  among the plurality of char supply hoppers  16 - 1  to  16 - m.    
     The char return line  17  forms a flow path which transports the powder from the plurality of char supply hoppers  16 - 1  to  16 - m  to the coal gasification furnace  1 . The char supply hopper  16 - j  intermittently supplies the powder to the coal gasification furnace  1  through the char return line  17  such that the powder stored by the char bin is supplied to the coal gasification furnace  1  in a predetermined amount per unit time. 
       FIG. 3  shows the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i . The removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i  includes upstream-side vertically downward piping  21 , inclined piping  22 , and downstream-side vertically downward piping  23 . The upstream-side vertically downward piping  21  is formed of a pipe which forms a vertically downward flow path  24 . The upstream-side vertically downward piping  21  is disposed along a vertical line which is parallel to a vertical direction, and disposed such that the surface of an inner wall facing the vertically downward flow path  24  is substantially parallel to the vertical direction. The inclined piping  22  is formed of a pipe. The inclined piping  22  is disposed on the vertically lower side (the downstream side) of the upstream-side vertically downward piping  21  and disposed obliquely along a straight line which is not parallel to the vertical direction. In addition, the inclined piping  22  is disposed such that a position at which an end on the upstream side of the inclined piping  22  is orthographically projected to a vertical line is disposed further toward the vertically upper side than a position at which an end on the downstream side of the inclined piping  22  is orthographically projected to the vertical line. The downstream-side vertically downward piping  23  is formed of a pipe which forms a vertically downward flow path  25 . The downstream-side vertically downward piping  23  is disposed on the vertically lower side (the downstream side) of the inclined piping  22 . In addition, the downstream-side vertically downward piping  23  is disposed along a straight line which is parallel to the vertical direction, and disposed such that the surface of an inner wall facing the vertically downward flow path  25  is substantially parallel to the vertical direction. 
     The removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i  is further provided with a perforated plate  26  and an assist gas supplying device  28 . The perforated plate  26  is so-called perforated metal and is formed of a flat metal plate in which a plurality of holes are formed. Each of the plurality of holes is small to the extent that particulates mixed with the producer gas do not pass therethrough. In addition, the perforated plate  26  is formed such that a pressure loss per unit area when an assist gas passes therethrough is uniform with respect to a position. That is, the perforated plate  26  is formed such that, when the perforated plate  26  is separated into a plurality of areas, a plurality of pressure losses corresponding to the plurality of areas are substantially equal to each other. A pressure loss corresponding to a certain area among the plurality of pressure losses is equal to a pressure loss per unit area of the area when an assist gas passes through the area. The perforated plate  26  is formed of perforated metal, thereby being able to be easily formed so as to have a desired pressure loss. That is, in the perforated plate  26 , the pressure loss can be easily changed by changing the diameters of the plurality of holes or changing the density of the plurality of holes. 
     The perforated plate  26  is disposed inside the inclined piping  22  so as to separate the inside of the inclined piping  22  into an inclined channel  29  and a gas chamber  30 . In addition, the perforated plate  26  is disposed such that, when powder flows through the inclined channel  29 , the powder is accumulated on the perforated plate  26 . That is, the perforated plate  26  is disposed such that an area intersecting the inclined channel  29  of an arbitrary vertical line is disposed further toward the vertically upper side than an area intersecting the gas chamber  30  of the vertical line, and such that the perforated plate  26  is disposed substantially parallel to a straight line which the inclined piping  22  follows, and such that a line of intersection at which the perforated plate  26  and a horizontal plane intersect is perpendicular to the straight line. In addition, the inclined piping  22  is joined to the upstream-side vertically downward piping  21  such that the inclined channel  29  is connected to the vertically downward flow path  24  of the upstream-side vertically downward piping  21 . In addition, the inclined piping  22  is joined to the downstream-side vertically downward piping  23  such that the inclined channel  29  is connected to the vertically downward flow path  25  of the downstream-side vertically downward piping  23 . 
     The assist gas supplying device  28  supplies an assist gas to the gas chamber  30  such that the gas pressure of the gas chamber  30  reaches a predetermined pressure. As the assist gas, nitrogen gas, carbon dioxide gas, inert gas having an oxygen concentration of 3% or less, or a combustible gas may be exemplified. As the combustible gas, the char-free producer gas which is produced by the char recovery device  2  or the purified producer gas which is produced by the gas purification equipment  3  may be exemplified. 
     The removal pipe for char supply  15 - j  is formed in the same manner as the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i . That is, the removal pipe for char supply  15 - j  includes the upstream-side vertically downward piping  21 , the inclined piping  22 , and the downstream-side vertically downward piping  23  and is provided with the perforated plate  26  and the assist gas supplying device  28 . 
       FIG. 4  shows the flow rate of an assist gas which passes through the perforated plate  26  when powder has been accumulated on the perforated plate  26 . Powder  31  is accumulated on a powder accumulation portion  32  of the perforated plate  26 . That is, the powder  31  is not accumulated on a powder non-accumulation portion  33  separate from the powder accumulation portion  32  of the perforated plate  26 . At this time, an assist gas  35  which has passed through the powder accumulation portion  32  is supplied to the inclined channel  29  by passing through the powder  31 . An assist gas  36  which has passed through the powder non-accumulation portion  33  is supplied to the inclined channel  29  without passing through the powder  31 . For this reason, a flow rate G 1  of the assist gas  35  having passed through the powder accumulation portion  32  is equal to the flow rate of an assist gas  35  which passes through the powder  31 . In addition, a flow rate G of the assist gas  34  supplied to the gas chamber  30  is equal to the sum of the flow rate G 1  of the assist gas having passed through the powder accumulation portion  32  and a flow rate G 2  of the assist gas having passed through the powder non-accumulation portion  33 . 
     A pressure loss ΔP 1 ′ per unit area when the assist gas passes through the powder accumulation portion  32  is equal to a pressure loss ΔP 2 ′ per unit area when the assist gas passes through the powder non-accumulation portion  33 . A pressure loss per unit area when the assist gas passes through both the powder accumulation portion  32  and the powder  31  is substantially equal to the sum (ΔP 1 ′+ΔP 1 ″) of the pressure loss ΔP 1 ′ per unit area when the assist gas passes through the powder accumulation portion  32  and a pressure loss ΔP 1 ″ in the powder  31 . At this time, the pressure loss ΔP 1 ″ in the powder  31  indicates a pressure loss per unit area when the assist gas passes through the powder  31  when the powder  31  has been accumulated to a predetermined height. The predetermined height indicates the maximum value of a height to which the powder  31  is accumulated on the perforated plate  26  when the powder  31  is supplied to the inclined channel  29 . For this reason, the flow rate per unit area of the assist gas which passes through the powder accumulation portion  32  and the flow rate per unit area of the assist gas which passes through the powder non-accumulation portion  33  are determined by the pressure loss ΔP 1 ′ per unit area when the assist gas passes through the powder accumulation portion  32 , the pressure loss ΔP 2 ′ per unit area when the assist gas passes through the powder non-accumulation portion  33 , and the pressure loss ΔP 1 ″ per unit area when the assist gas passes through the powder  31 . That is, when the pressure loss (ΔP 1 ′+ΔP 1 ″) per unit area when the assist gas passes through the powder accumulation portion  32  and the powder  31  is greater than the pressure loss ΔP 2 ′, the flow rate per unit area of the assist gas which passes through the powder non-accumulation portion  33  becomes greater than the flow rate per unit area of the assist gas which passes through the powder accumulation portion  32 . In addition, when the quotient of the pressure loss (ΔP 1 ′+ΔP 1 ″) per unit area when the assist gas passes through the powder accumulation portion  32  and the powder  31  divided by the pressure loss ΔP 2 ′ is greater than 1, the flow rate per unit area of the assist gas which passes through the powder non-accumulation portion  33  becomes greater than the flow rate per unit area of the assist gas which passes through the powder accumulation portion  32 . 
     The perforated plate  26  is formed such that the pressure loss ΔP 1 ′ (=ΔP 2 ′) in the perforated plate  26  is sufficiently greater than the pressure loss ΔP 1 ″ in the powder  31 , that is, such that the pressure loss ΔP 1 ′ (ΔP 2 ′) is greater than a calculated pressure loss calculated based on the pressure loss ΔP 1 ″. As the calculated pressure loss, the pressure loss ΔP 1 ″ itself may be exemplified. 
     The coal gasification furnace  1  produces a producer gas by gasifying pulverized coal and supplies the producer gas to the char recovery device  2 . If the producer gas is supplied to the char recovery device  2 , the char recovery device main body  11 - i  separates the producer gas into the i-th char-free producer gas and powder or separates the (i−1)-th char-free producer gas separated by another char recovery device main body  11 -( i −1) into the i-th char-free producer gas and powder. The char recovery device  2  produces a char-free producer gas by mixing any of a plurality of char-free producer gases which are respectively separated by the plurality of char recovery device main bodies  11 - 1  to  11 - n , and supplies the char-free producer gas to the gas purification equipment  3 . The char recovery device main body  11 - i  supplies the separated powder to the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i.    
     The assist gas supplying device  28  supplies an assist gas to the gas chamber  30  of the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i  at a predetermined pressure when the char recovery device main body  11 - i  is operating. In addition, the assist gas supplying device  28  supplies an assist gas to the gas chambers  30  of the removal pipes for char supply  15 - j  at a predetermined pressure. 
     If the powder is supplied to the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i , first, the powder is supplied to the vertically downward flow path  24 . If the powder is supplied to the vertically downward flow path  24 , the powder falls due to the force of gravity, thereby moving vertically downward through the vertically downward flow path  24 , and is supplied to the inclined channel  29 . If the powder is supplied to the inclined channel  29 , the powder is accumulated on the perforated plate  26 . If an assist gas is supplied through the perforated plate  26 , the powder is fluidized, thereby causing reduced friction with respect to the perforated plate  26 , and thus flows over the perforated plate  26  due to the force of gravity. The powder flows over the perforated plate  26 , thereby being supplied to the vertically downward flow path  25 . If the powder is supplied to the vertically downward flow path  25 , the powder falls due to the force of gravity, thereby moving vertically downward through the vertically downward flow path  25 , and is supplied to the char bin  14 . 
     If the powder is supplied from each of the plurality of removal pipes for char discharge  12 - 1  to  12 - n  to the char bin  14 , the char bin  14  temporarily stores the powder. The char bin  14  supplies the stored powder to the plurality of removal pipes for char supply  15 - 1  to  15 - m.    
     If the powder is supplied to the removal pipe for char supply  15 - j , first, the powder is supplied to the vertically downward flow path  24 . If the powder is supplied to the vertically downward flow path  24 , the powder falls due to the force of gravity, thereby moving vertically downward through the vertically downward flow path  24 , and is supplied to the inclined channel  29 . If the powder is supplied to the inclined channel  29 , the powder is accumulated on the perforated plate  26 . If an assist gas is supplied through the perforated plate  26 , the powder is fluidized, thereby causing reduced friction with respect to the perforated plate  26 , and thus flows over the perforated plate  26  due to the force of gravity. The powder flows over the perforated plate  26 , thereby being supplied to the vertically downward flow path  25 . If the powder is supplied to the vertically downward flow path  25 , the powder falls due to the force of gravity, thereby moving vertically downward through the vertically downward flow path  25 , and is supplied to the char supply hopper  16 - j.    
     The char supply hopper  16 - j  intermittently supplies the powder to the coal gasification furnace  1  through the char return line  17  such that the supplied powder is supplied to the coal gasification furnace  1  in a predetermined amount per unit time. 
     In the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i , even in a case where the perforated plate  26  includes the powder accumulation portion  32  on which the powder  31  is accumulated and the powder non-accumulation portion  33  on which the powder  31  is not accumulated, as shown in  FIG. 4 , due to the pressure loss in the perforated plate  26  being sufficiently greater than the pressure loss in the powder  31 , it is possible to cause the assist gas to pass through the powder accumulation portion  32 . For this reason, in the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i , it is possible to reduce the friction between the perforated plate  26  and the powder, and thus even in a case where the inclined channel  29  is more gently inclined, it is possible to cause the powder to smoothly flow in the inclined channel  29 . 
     In the removal pipe for char supply  15 - j , similar to the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i , due to the pressure loss in the perforated plate  26  being sufficiently greater than the pressure loss in the powder  31 , even in a case where the inclined channel  29  is more gently inclined, it is possible to cause the powder to smoothly flow in the inclined channel  29 . 
     As a result, in the char recovery device  2 , the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i  or the removal pipe for char supply  15 - j  is applied thereto, whereby it is possible to design the char recovery device  2  such that the inclined channel  29  is more gently inclined, and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the device and it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost. 
     In addition, the perforated plate  26  can also be formed of other porous bodies different from the perforated metal. As the porous body, sintered metal may be exemplified. For example, in a perforated plate formed of sintered metal, it is possible to change a pressure loss therein by changing a plate thickness. In the char removal pipe according to the present invention, even in a case where such a porous body is applied to the perforated plate  26 , similar to the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i  in the embodiment described above, even in a case where the inclined channel  29  is more gently inclined, it is possible to cause the powder to smoothly flow in the inclined channel  29 . 
     In addition, in the char recovery device  2 , one assist gas supplying device  28  need not be provided for each of the plurality of removal pipes for char discharge  12 - 1  to  12 - n  and also a single assist gas supplying device may be provided with respect to the plurality of removal pipes for char discharge  12 - 1  to  12 - n . In addition, in the char recovery device  2 , one assist gas supplying device  28  need not be provided for each of the plurality of removal pipes for char supply  15 - 1  to  15 - m  and also a single assist gas supplying device may be provided with respect to the plurality of removal pipes for char supply  15 - 1  to  15 - m . In addition, in the char recovery device  2 , a single assist gas supplying device may also be provided with respect to the plurality of removal pipes for char discharge  12 - 1  to  12 - n  and the plurality of removal pipes for char supply  15 - 1  to  15 - m . Also in such a char removal pipe, similar to the char recovery device  2  in the embodiment described above, it is possible to cause the powder to smoothly flow in the inclined channel  29 , and thus, it is possible to design the char removal pipe such that the inclined channel  29  is more gently inclined. 
       FIG. 5  shows another embodiment of the char removal pipe according to the present invention. A char removal pipe  40  includes upstream-side vertically downward piping  41 , inclined piping  42 , and downstream-side vertically downward piping  43 . The upstream-side vertically downward piping  41  is formed of a pipe which forms a vertically downward flow path  44 . The upstream-side vertically downward piping  41  is disposed along a vertical line which is parallel to a vertical direction, and disposed such that the surface of an inner wall facing the vertically downward flow path  44  is substantially parallel to the vertical direction. The inclined piping  42  is formed of a pipe. The inclined piping  42  is disposed on the vertically lower side (the downstream side) of the upstream-side vertically downward piping  41  and disposed obliquely along a straight line which is not parallel to the vertical direction. In addition, the inclined piping  42  is disposed such that a position at which an end on the upstream side of the inclined piping  42  is orthographically projected to a vertical line is disposed further toward the vertically upper side than a position at which an end on the downstream side of the inclined piping  42  is orthographically projected to the vertical line. The downstream-side vertically downward piping  43  is formed of a pipe which forms a vertically downward flow path  45 . The downstream-side vertically downward piping is disposed on the vertically lower side (the downstream side) of the inclined piping  42 . In addition, the downstream-side vertically downward piping  43  is disposed along a straight line which is parallel to the vertical direction, and disposed such that the surface of an inner wall facing the vertically downward flow path  45  is substantially parallel to the vertical direction. 
     The char removal pipe  40  is provided with a plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L (L=2, 3, 4, . . . ), a plurality of partition plates  47 , and an assist gas supplying device  48 . An arbitrary perforated plate  46 - k  (k=1, 2, 3, or L) among the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L is formed of a flat metal plate in which a plurality of holes are formed. In addition, the perforated plate  46 - k  is formed such that a pressure loss per unit area when an assist gas passes therethrough is uniform with respect to a position. In addition, the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L are formed such that a pressure loss per unit area in the perforated plate  46 - k  is different from a pressure loss per unit area in another perforated plate  46 -( k −1). The plurality of partition plates  47  are formed of a metal plate through which an assist gas does not pass. 
     In addition, the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L is disposed such that, when powder flows through an inclined channel  49 , the powder is accumulated on the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L. The plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L and the plurality of partition plates  47  are disposed inside the inclined piping  42  so as to separate the inside of the inclined piping  42  into the inclined channel  49  and a plurality of gas chambers  50 - 1  to  50 -L. The plurality of gas chambers  50 - 1  to  50 -L correspond to the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L. The perforated plate  46 - k  corresponding to a gas chamber  50 - k  among the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L isolates the gas chamber  50 - k  from the inclined channel  49 . The plurality of partition plates  47  isolate an arbitrary gas chamber  50 - k  among the plurality of gas chambers  50 - 1  to  50 -L from another gas chamber  50 -( k −1) among the plurality of gas chambers  50 - 1  to  50 -L. 
     In addition, the inclined piping  42  is joined to the upstream-side vertically downward piping  41  such that the inclined channel  49  is connected to the vertically downward flow path  44  of the upstream-side vertically downward piping  41 . In addition, the inclined piping  42  is joined to the downstream-side vertically downward piping  43  such that the inclined channel  49  is connected to the vertically downward flow path  45  of the downstream-side vertically downward piping  43 . 
     The assist gas supplying device  48  is provided with an assist gas flow path  51  and a plurality of orifices  52 - 1  to  52 -L. An assist gas having a predetermined pressure is supplied to the assist gas flow path  51 . The plurality of orifices  52 - 1  to  52 -L correspond to the plurality of gas chambers  50 - 1  to  50 -L. An orifice  52 - k  corresponding to the gas chamber  50 - k  among the plurality of orifices  52 - 1  to  52 -L is provided between the assist gas flow path  51  and the gas chamber  50 - k  and generates a difference in pressure between the assist gas flow path  51  and the gas chamber  50 - k  such that an assist gas of a predetermined flow rate is supplied to the gas chamber  50 - k . In addition, the plurality of orifices  52 - 1  to  52 -L are formed such that the gas pressure of the gas chamber  50 - k  is different from the gas pressure of another gas chamber  50 -( k −1). 
     In a char recovery device to which the char removal pipe  40  is applied, the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i  of the char recovery device  2  in the embodiment described above is substituted for the char removal pipe and the removal pipe for char supply  15 - j  is substituted for the char removal pipe  40 . 
     In the char removal pipe  40 , similar to the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i  in the embodiment described above, it is possible to cause an assist gas to sufficiently pass through an area on which powder is accumulated, of the perforated plate  46 - k , and thus even in a case where the inclined channel  49  is more gently inclined, it is possible to cause the powder to smoothly flow in the inclined channel  49 . As a result, the char recovery device to which the char removal pipe  40  is applied can be designed such that the inclined channel  49  is more gently inclined, and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the device and it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost. 
     The char removal pipe  40  can be formed such that the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L and the plurality of orifices  52 - 1  to  52 -L are appropriately formed, whereby a plurality of flow rates corresponding to the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L are different from each other. The flow rate corresponding to the perforated plate  46 - k  among the plurality of flow rates indicates a flow rate of passing through the perforated plate  46 - k . In the char removal pipe  40 , there is a case where the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L include a perforated plate in which it is easy for the powder to be accumulated thereon when powder flows through the inclined channel  49 , and a perforated plate in which it is hard for the powder to be accumulated thereon. In the char removal pipe  40 , by forming the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L and the plurality of orifices  52 - 1  to  52 -L such that more assist gas passes through the perforated plate in which it is easy for the powder to be accumulated thereon, it is possible to cause powder to more efficiently flow in the inclined channel  49 , as compared to the removal pipe for char discharge  12 - i  in the embodiment described above. For example, in the char removal pipe  40 , by forming the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L and the plurality of orifices  52 - 1  to  52 -L such that when it is easy for powder to be accumulated on the upstream side, the flow rate of the assist gas passing through the perforated plate on the upstream side among the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L is greater than the flow rate of the assist gas passing through the perforated plate on the downstream side among the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L, it is possible to cause the powder to efficiently flow in the inclined channel  49 . 
     In addition, the assist gas supplying device  48  can also be replaced with another assist gas supplying device which supplies an assist gas to the plurality of gas chambers  50 - 1  to  50 -L such that the gas pressures of the plurality of gas chambers  50 - 1  to  50 -L are equal to each other. A char removal pipe with such an assist gas supplying device applied thereto can be formed such that the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L are appropriately formed, whereby a plurality of flow rates corresponding to the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L are different from each other. For this reason, in such a char removal pipe, similar to the char removal pipe  40  in the embodiment described above, it is possible to cause powder to efficiently flow in the inclined channel  49 . In addition, in such a char removal pipe, it is also possible to omit the plurality of orifices  52 - 1  to  52 -L and the plurality of partition plates  47 , and thus the char removal pipe can be more easily fabricated, as compared to the char removal pipe  40  in the embodiment described above. 
     In addition, the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L can be replaced with a plurality of other perforated plates in which pressure losses are equal to each other. A char removal pipe with the plurality of such perforated plates applied thereto can be formed such that the plurality of orifices  52 - 1  to  52 -L are appropriately formed, whereby a plurality of flow rates corresponding to the plurality of perforated plates  46 - 1  to  46 -L are different from each other. For this reason, in such a char removal pipe, similar to the char removal pipe  40  in the embodiment described above, it is possible to cause powder to efficiently flow in the inclined channel  49 . In addition, in such a char removal pipe, the plurality of perforated plates can be easily fabricated, and thus the char removal pipe can be more easily fabricated, as compared to the char removal pipe  40  in the embodiment described above. 
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               22 : INCLINED PIPING 
               26 : PERFORATED PLATE 
               28 : ASSIST GAS SUPPLYING DEVICE 
               29 : INCLINED CHANNEL 
               30 : GAS CHAMBER