SLAG REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR A SOLID FUELS GASIFICATION REACTOR

摘要

The present invention provides an apparatus and a process for removing a slag/water slurry from a pressurized solid fuels gasification reactor. The apparatus includes at least one pressurized crusher connected to the discharge end of the reactor, and a series of flow restriction elements in a conduit connected to the discharge end of the crusher. Water is beneficially mixed at a controlled rate of flow with the slurry discharged from the crusher, thereby cooling the slurry and controlling the flow rate of the slurry stream in the conduit.