Title of Invention

A SLAG CURSHER

Abstract

The invention relates to a slag crusher with a shaft (2) ex-tending through the pressure housing (l), which shaft comprises inlet baffle plates (12, 15) in a funnel-shaped ar-rangement, stationary cutting knives (7) as well as cutting knives (4) rotating on the shaft (2). The vertical center line (22) of the shaft (2) is disposed eccentrically or off-set with respect to the vertical center line (20) of the pressure housing (1) at a distance "a", so that the crushing area is concentrated in the middle of the slag crusher. When crushing the material to be crushed, the crushing shoulders of the; rotating cutting knives (4) form the stationary cutting knives (7) protruding through the inlet baffle plates (12, 12a), which stationary cutting knives are provided with a wear-resistant build-up weld (11) in the crushing area. The rotating cutting knives (4) are angularly offset on the periphery of the shaft (2) in a known manner, so that it is achieved that during the crushing operation only one rotating knife (4) and two stationary knives (7) are each in engagement with each other, and the further knives (4) or pairs of knives (7) are used only subsequently.

Full Text

Slag Crusher Description This invention relates to a slag crusher at the outlet of a radiation cooler or gasification reactor with quenching sec-tion, comprising a flooded pressure housing a shaft extending through the housing and comprising rotating cutting knives, inlet baffle plates in a funnel-shaped ar-rangement, and stationary cutting knives. Slag crushers are used for crushing lumpy mineral slags and unburnt residues, as they are produced in combustion proc-esses or in the gasification of coal. From DE 42 20 265 C1 there is known an apparatus for produc-ing gas to be used in firing plants. The apparatus comprises a reactor housing that is water-cooled with respect to its wall portions. Inside the reactor housing there is disposed a stepped reactor bottom carrying the material to be gasified, which reactor bottom is divided into several stationary portions and between the same into incorporated movable portions. Supply lines for the gasifica- - 2 - tion medium are associated to the movable portions. In direc-tion of movement of the material to be gasified behind the reactor bottom there is provided an ash discharge including a discharge worm having crushing elements. Above the lower end of the reactor bottom there is provided a water-cooled rotat-ing slag crusher with water-cooled crushing teeth provided on its periphery. Below the lower end of the reactor bottom there is disposed ash collecting chamber with a discharge worm which likewise has crushing elements on its periphery. ln the case of a slag crusher developed by the applicants for oil or coal gasification plants, which is disposed at the outlet of a radiation cooler or a gasification reactor with chilling or quenching section, the crushing operation takes place in a water bath under the process pressure. Correspond-ing to the process conditions, the housing of the slag crusher is pressure-proof. The passage of the drive shaft of the cutting knives through the pressure housing has been ef-fected by means of a pressure-tight stuffing box sealing sys-tem with sealing water. The actual crushing operation inside the pressure housing is performed by rotating cutting knives. The stationary cutting knives serve as shoulder or thrust bearing when crushing the large slag lumps by means of the knives disposed on a rotat-ing shaft. A disadvantage of this slag crusher is the centric arrange-ment of the shaft in the pressure housing with the rotating knives between the radial and axial inlet baffle plates dis-posed on both sides and the stationary knives disposed on one side of the radial baffle plates. The uncrushed and too large slag lumps pile up above the ro-tating knives and are again and again pushed upwards through the too small opening between the baffle plates provided on - 3 - both sides and are not supplied to the knives. There is a pile-up of material above the rotating shaft, which leads to an interruption of the flow of material and impairs a con-trolled crushing and removal of slag. it is therefore the object underlying the invention to ar-range the butting tools such that both small and large slag pieces are. seized completely and a controlled crushing and removal of the slag from the slag crusher is effected. The solution of the object is effected in accordance with the main claim the sub-claims represent advantageous aspects' of the invention. Due to the inventive arrangement and design of the rotating and stationary knives a controlled supply of material to the crushing points is ensured. By means of the arrangement and allocation of the cutting and stationary knives and their distances from each other a good crushing result and a high crushing efficiency are achieved. The stationary cutting knives have a long leg and a short leg. Into the stationary cutting knife a circular recess verging into a straight line has been made on the side of the long leg, and on the side of the short leg only a circular recess has been made, based on the vertical center line of the pressure vessel. The stationary cutting knives are releasably mounted on brackets inside the pressure vessel; the dimensions of the long and short legs depend on the location of the stationary knife with respect to the outer wall of the pressure vessel, where the length of each stationary knife depends on the ar-rangement with respect to the center line and on the arrange-ment with respect to the round wall of the pressure vessel in the cutting position inside the pressure vessel. - 4 - Both the cutting and the stationary knives are exposed to an enormous wear in the cutting area. Therefore, these areas are provided with a wear protection. This wear protection can be achieved by means of a build-up weld or a mechanically ap-plied wear protection. Of course, all knives can also be re-placed as a complete unit, when a prolonged wearing operation has lead to a wear of the knife bodies. The passages of the drive shaft through the pressure vessel are sealed by means of special stuffing boxes with a lubri-cating or rinsing system. The support and the drive of the drive shaft are disposed outside the pressure vessel. The shaft extending through the pressure vessel is disposed at a distance "a" from the vertical or horizontal center line. The invention will now be explained in detail with reference to accompanying drawing wherein: Fig. 1 shows a vertical section through a slag crusher in the; sectional plane of the. drive shaft, Fig. 2 shews a section A - B through the slag crusher, Fig. 3 shows a horizontal section C D through the slag crusher in the sectional plane of the drive shaft, Fig. 4 shows a side view of a stationary cutting knife, Fig, 5 shows a view E of a stationary cutting knife. As is represented in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the slag crusher con-sists of the pressure vessel 1, the drive shaft 2, stuffing boxes 3 provided on both sides, the rotating knives 4 mounted on the shaft as well as the stationary knives 7 disposed be-low/between the inlet baffle plates 12, \ 12a and the baffle plates of the feeding hopper 12, 15. The\ material to be - 5 - crushed is supplied to the crushing area via the baffle plates of the feeding hopper 12, 15. In accordance with Fig. 2, the drive shaft 2 is disposed ec-centrically or off-center at a distance "a" from the vertical center line 20 of the slag crusher so that the crushing area is concentrated in the middle of the slag crusher. In this way, a uniform load of the fixture 5 of the rotating knives 4 is achieved as well as a central dis harge of the crushed ma-terial. On the drive shaft 2, which is passed through the pressure vessel 1 by means of a stuffing box sealing 3, the rotating cutting knives 4 are disposed- As a halved version, the ro-tating cutting knives 4 are fixedly connected with the drive shaft 2 by means of fastening screws 5 and a feather key 6. When crushing the material to be crushed, the crushing shoul-ders of the rotating cutting knives 4 form the stationary cutting knives 7 protruding through the inlet baffle plate 12, which stationary cutting knives are provided with a wear-resistant build-up weld 11. They are each mounted individu-ally on mounting brackets 8, 10 by means of fastening screws 9. The rotating cutting knives 4 are angularly offset in a known manner on the periphery of the shaft 2, so that it is achieved that during the crushing operation only one rotating knife 4 and two stationary knives 7 are each in engagement with each other as crushing shoulder or pairs of knives 7, and the further knives 4 are used only subsequently. When de-signing the motor, the crushing force of "only one rotating cutting knife 4 should therefore be considered. An essential feature of the inventive apparatus consists in that all interior cutting members 4, 7, which are exposed to wear, can quickly be replaced if necessary. - 6 - The crushed material is discharged from the slag crusher via the cone 13 and the outlet port 19 and supplied to a disposal site. Fig. 3 shows a horizontal section C - D through the slag crusher in the sectional plane of the drive shaft 2. The drive shaft 2 is supported in two lateral ports la in roller bearings 3a and secured against escaping pressurized water by means of sealing elements 3. The shaft 2 with the rotating cutting knives 4 is disposed inside the pressure housing 1 off-center or eccentrically at a distance "a" from the horizontal center line 21 of the pressure vessel 1. The stationary cutting knives 7 are provided in slots of the inlet baffle plates 12, which in turn are mounted at brackets 8 and 13. In the vicinity of the sealing 3 near the wall of the housing 1 there are provided inlet baffle plates 15 off-set by 90°. The inlet baffle plates 12 and 15 form the so-called feeding or material hopper for the cutting knives 4, 7. Fig. 4 shows a side view E of a stationary cutting knife 7 with a lone leg 7a and a short leg 7b, which oh the first-mentioned side 7a has a circular recess 7d verging into a straight line 7c, and on the last-mentioned side 7b only has a circular recess 7d, based on the vertical center line 22 of the shaft 2. On both legs 7a, 7b guiding strips 23, 24 are provided. The straight portion 7c of the stationary cutting knife 7 is pro-vided on its reverse side with a build-up weld or wear-resistant coating 11. - 7 - Fig- 5 shows a view E of the stationary cutting knife 7 with a long leg 7a and a short leg 7b, based on the horizontal center line 21 of the shaft 2. On both sides of the station-ary cutting knives 7 guiding strips 23, 24 are provided. -8-WE CLAIM: 1. A slag crusher provided at the outlet of a radiation cooler or a gasification reactor with quenching section, comprising a flooded pressure housing, a shaft extending through the pressure housing and comprising rotating cutting knives, inlet baffle plates in a funnel-shaped arrangement, and stationary cutting knives, characterized in that the shaft (2) extending through the housing (1) and comprising rotating cutting knives (4) is passed eccentrically through the pressure housing (1), that the stationary cutting knives (7) have a long leg (7 a) and a shot leg (7b). 2. A slag crusher as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vertical center line (22) of the shaft (2) extending through the pressure housing (1) is disposed at a distance "a" from the vertical center line (20) of the pressure housing (1) or the horizontal center line (21) of the pressure housing (1), 3. A slag crusher as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stationary cutting knives (7) have a circular recess (7d) verging into a straight line (7c) on the side of the long leg (7a) and only a circular recess (7d) on the side of the short leg (7b), said knives (7) are based on the vertical line (22) of the said shaft (2). -9- 4. A slag crusher as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotating cutting knives (4) are releasably mounted on the shaft (2) at mounting brackets (5), and the stationary cutting knives (7) are releasably mounted at brackets (8, 10) by means of fastening means (9). 5. A slag crusher as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotating cutting knives (4) on the shaft (2) and the stationary cutting knives (7) have wear-resistant coatings (11) in the areas exposed to wear. Dated this 25th day of NOVEMBER 1998. (S.K.DUTT) OF LSDAVAR & CO., Applicants' Agent. The invention relates to a slag crusher with a shaft (2) ex-tending through the pressure housing (l), which shaft comprises inlet baffle plates (12, 15) in a funnel-shaped ar-rangement, stationary cutting knives (7) as well as cutting knives (4) rotating on the shaft (2). The vertical center line (22) of the shaft (2) is disposed eccentrically or off-set with respect to the vertical center line (20) of the pressure housing (1) at a distance "a", so that the crushing area is concentrated in the middle of the slag crusher. When crushing the material to be crushed, the crushing shoulders of the; rotating cutting knives (4) form the stationary cutting knives (7) protruding through the inlet baffle plates (12, 12a), which stationary cutting knives are provided with a wear-resistant build-up weld (11) in the crushing area. The rotating cutting knives (4) are angularly offset on the periphery of the shaft (2) in a known manner, so that it is achieved that during the crushing operation only one rotating knife (4) and two stationary knives (7) are each in engagement with each other, and the further knives (4) or pairs of knives (7) are used only subsequently.

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02075-cal-1998-abstract.pdf

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02075-cal-1998-correspondence.pdf

02075-cal-1998-description(complete).pdf

02075-cal-1998-drawings.pdf

02075-cal-1998-form-1.pdf

02075-cal-1998-form-2.pdf

02075-cal-1998-form-3.pdf

02075-cal-1998-form-5.pdf

02075-cal-1998-g.p.a.pdf

02075-cal-1998-p.a.pdf

02075-cal-1998-priority document others.pdf

2075-CAL-1998-(05-10-2012)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-abstract.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-claims.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-correspondence.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-description (complete).pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-drawings.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-examination report.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-form 1.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-form 2.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-form 3.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-form 5.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-gpa.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-letter patent.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-others.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-pa.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-priority document.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-reply to examination report.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-specification.pdf

2075-cal-1998-granted-translated copy of priority document.pdf