Patent ID: 8475546

Claim:
A reactor vessel for preparing a syngas comprising a tubular syngas collection chamber, a quench chamber and a dipleg connecting the syngas collection chamber with the quench chamber, wherein the syngas collection chamber is connected to the dipleg via a slag tap, comprising of a frusto-conical part starting from the lower end of a tubular wall of the syngas collection chamber and converging to an opening fluidly connected to the interior of the dipleg, wherein the diameter of said opening is smaller than the diameter of the dipleg, and wherein the frusto-conical part comprises one or more conduits having in inlet for cooling medium and an outlet for used cooling medium, wherein the slag tap also comprises a first tubular part connected to the opening of the frusto-conical part and extending in the direction of the dipleg, wherein a second tubular part is connected to the frusto-conical part or to the tubular part and extending in the direction of the dipleg and having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the dipleg and larger than the diameter of the opening of the frusto-conical part and wherein the second tubular part is spaced away from the dipleg to provide an annular space and wherein in said annular space a discharge conduit for liquid water is present having a liquid water discharge opening located such to direct the liquid water along the inner wall of the dipleg, and wherein at least half of the vertical length of the first tubular part extends below the liquid water discharge opening.