Abstract: The invention comprising an organic waste fuel combustion and tempering gas flow control system integrated with a gas turbine combined cycle steam generating plant. The gas turbine exhaust, wherein the oxygen content is partially consumed is used to dry and support combustion of an organic fuel high in moisture content after said fuel has been dewatered and pelletized. A portion of the gas turbine exhaust gas stream dries the pelletized waste fuel while a parallel portion of the gas turbine hot gas stream is used to support combustion and furnish oxygen in the ignition zone of the pelletized waste combustor. The drying stream also tempers secondary combustion gas temperature. The two gas streams are combined downstream of the combustion zone. The regenerated combined stream is then utilized in a steam generating section to generate steam.

Abstract: The invention comprises an unfired fluidized bed dryer and sorter. Pressurized fluidizing air is preheated passing through steam heat exchangers. Bed outlet air/vapor temperature is held in a range of 100 F. to 150 F. Smaller/low density solids are removed from the top of the bed and larger/heavier solids are removed from the bottom of the bed after some retention in the bed. Feedstock is fed continuously to the bed. The exhaust air/water vapor from the bed is postheated at least 20 F. before passage through a bag house by addition of steam heated air to the air/vapor stream exhausting from the bed. Moisture content of the effluent solid materials from the bed is controlled by mass flow rate of the fluidizing air and rate of steam flow to the bed air heater.

Abstract: The invention comprising a drying and sorting apparatus for preparation of solid fuel and other solid materials having substantial surface moisture. Ambient air/gas is preheated by indirect heat exchange or other unfired means sufficiently to provide heat needed by the downstream process. The air/gas is then passed up vertically through a bed containing the solid materials, heating and fluidizing them along with the surface moisture. When in a fluidized state, the smaller/lower density particles rise to the top of the bed. At least a portion of the surface moisture on the particles is evaporated. The quantity and temperature of the air/gas flow is sufficient to retain the evaporated surface moisture in the vapor phase. Feedstock of solid materials is added to an intermediate location of the bed. The larger/more dense fluidized particles are removed from bottom location/s of the bed. The smaller/less dense fluidized particles are removed from top location/s of the bed.

Abstract: The invention comprising a circulating fluidized bed firing system for a steam generator wherein the mass flow ratio for solid materials recirculated to hot gas flow employed to entrain and carry the recirculated solid materials to point/s of separation ranges from 6:1 to 2:1 at the furnace outlet and at rated conditions of the steam generator. Means are provided to cool the recirculated solids upstream and/or after separation of the recirculated solids from the gas stream. Conservative gas velocities for entrainment of solid particles in a range of from 16 to 25 ft./sec. at rated conditions of the steam generator minimize erosion of the coolant filled tubular heat exchange surface disposed in the gas stream upstream of the point of separation of solids from the gas stream.