Patent ID: 8597384

Claim:
A system, comprising: a gasification cooling system comprising: a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and an interior between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the interior comprises a throat adjacent the inlet, and the throat expands in a flow direction from the inlet toward the outlet to define a gas passage; a first plurality of thermally insulative bricks disposed about the gas passage; a second plurality of thermally insulative bricks disposed about the first plurality of thermally insulative bricks; a seal disposed in the throat of the housing around the second plurality of thermally insulative bricks, wherein the seal comprises a bellows having alternating ribs and grooves, and a thermally insulative material conforming to the alternating ribs and grooves of the bellows; a thermally insulative liner disposed between the second plurality of thermally insulative bricks and the seal; and a heat shield comprising thermally resistant material, wherein the heat shield is disposed between the thermally insulative liner and the thermally insulative material.