Abstract: An oil reclamation device comprises a housing, filter, evaporator plate and heating assembly. The housing has a longitudinal axis and includes an oil inlet to receive oil to be reclaimed and an oil outlet to discharge reconditioned oil. Features of this invention include an improved filter assembly, an inside sealing mechanism for flow control, a wall guide mechanism to maintain proper flow control, an improved heat transmitting element, an oil inlet metering assembly and an improved evaporator plate.

Abstract: A process for quenching hot coke discharged from an oven of a battery of coke ovens into a one-spot car. The process utilizes a unique arrangement of two sets of narrow angle spray nozzles to quench the coke. In addition to quenching the coke, one set of spray nozzles initially knocks down the peak portion of the coke pile and distributes the coke so that the exposed surface of the coke is substantially level. The quench liquid discharged through the narrow angle spray nozzles contacts about 50% to about 70% of the substantially level, exposed surface of the hot coke. Sufficient openings are provided adjacent the bottom of the one-spot car to drain the quench liquid to prevent the buildup of quench liquid in the quench car.

Abstract: Apparatus for countercurrently contacting solids with a liquid comprises a rotatable drum housing a screw conveyor having helical turns affixed to the cylindrical side wall of the drum and defining a helical passageway for the solids between the turns, the passageway is divided into a series of compartments. Each compartment has a grating receiving the solids and raising the received solids while liquid is drained through the grating and then permitting the drained solids to fall into a succeeding compartment, and an imperforate partition trailing the grating in the direction of rotation of the drum, the partition defining a chamber receiving the liquid drained from the solids with the adjacent side wall of the drum and the helical screw turns. A passageway interconnects each chamber with the upstream compartment and these passageways extend along the side wall of the drum.

Abstract: A coking oven having a coking chamber and a combustion chamber with a high temperature flue gas outlet connected to a first heat exchanger for heating cool air to cool the flue gases to an intermediate temperature, a coal dryer using the intermediate temperature flue gases for drying wet coal to a water content of a few percent by weight and preheating the coal to a temperature below the boiling point of water, a coal oiler to oil the partially dried and preheated coal, and a gas cleaner system for removing particulate matter from the low temperature flue gas coming from the coal dryer; also disclosed is an improved method of coking coal and apparatus for preheating and partially drying coal that can be added to existing coke oven structures.

Abstract: In the fluidized carbonization and calcination of coal to form a reactive coal calcinate for admixture with bituminous binder for briquetting, curing, and coking to produce form coke, the improvement of recovering medium BTU gases in the overheads by using as the fluidizing medium oxygen diluted with steam or carbon dioxide and removing the steam or carbon dioxide from the overheads.

Abstract: The present specification describes and claims a method and apparatus for use in cooling the solid residue of gasification of a reactor operated at a pressure above atmospheric for the gasification of carbonaceous materials. The residue of gasification is conducted out of the reactor into a cooling apparatus located therebelow and flows through the cooling apparatus from the top to the bottom thereof. A cooling liquid is introduced into the solid residue in the upper region of the cooling apparatus and is metered such that the greater portion of the heat contained in the residue is eliminated in the form of heat of vaporization, sensible heat and chemical binding energy with the resultant steam and reaction products produced. The remaining residual heat which corresponds to the difference between the desired final temperature and the temperature after cooling by the liquid, is eliminated by a gas blown into the bottom region of the cooling apparatus and/or by indirect heat exchange.

Abstract: A low pollution, high yield system for receiving and cooling a hot charge of coke from a coke oven comprising aligning the open end of an otherwise closed coke box having its cross section, volume and surface area substantially equal to that of a charge of coke with the discharge end of a coke oven, pushing the coke directly into the coke box, enclosing the coke within the coke box to substantially isolate the coke from atmospheric oxygen and external cooling media, indirectly cooling the coke within the coke box by passing a cooling medium over the exterior surfaces of the coke box and discharging the cooled coke from the coke box. In a preferred embodiment the coke box is constructed of thin sheet metal panels supported by but not rigidly attached to a support structure and equipped with a cooling water reservoir/metering system for cooling the exterior surfaces of the box from the time the coke is pushed into the box.

Abstract: Hot coke produced in a coke plant is introduced into the lower portion of a sealed interior of a quenching tower. Quenching water is supplied to the hot coke, thereby cooling the hot coke and generating steam and quenching gases which rise from the quenched coke to the upper portion of the interior of the quenching tower. Condensing water is supplied into the upper portion of the interior of the quenching tower, thereby condensing the steam to form quenching water condensate. A water mixture of the condensing water and the quenching water condensate is collected at a midportion of the interior of the quenching tower, and such water mixture is prevented from passing to the lower portion of the interior of the tower. The thus collected water mixture is discharged from the interior of the quenching tower, and the quenching gases remaining in the upper portion of the interior of the quenching tower are removed without being directly discharged into the exterior surrounding environment.

Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a coking oven chamber is disclosed including a door selectively movable between opened and closed positions and a door frame surrounding the opening to the chamber. In the closed position, the door body faces the door frame and is spaced therefrom to define a sealing channel. A fluid sealing substance is injected into the channel through the door body while the door is closed. Inner and outer sealing strips may be provided on the door body to define the lateral confines of the sealing channel.

Abstract: An improved coke oven battery and an improved method for production of coke and byproducts are provided. The filling gas escaping during the filling of the oven chambers with coal is initially rendered inert by admixing flue gas. Then the resulting gas mixture of filling gas and flue gas is withdrawn via a conduit fed with flushing liquor from the coke oven gas off-take main and is added to the raw coke oven gas after the coke oven gas off-take main. The tar and coal containing flushing liquor coming from the filling gas conduit is fed back to the coke oven gas off-take main after removal of the tar.

Abstract: A coke dry quenching apparatus comprises a vertical chamber in the lower portion of which is disposed a quenching gas feeding means. The chamber has in its roof a charging hole and in its bottom a discharging gate. In the walls of the chamber is disposed a plurality of peripheral gas conduits communicated with the inner space of the chamber and with an annular collector having a common gas withdrawal conduit. According to the invention the hollow of the collector is divided by a horizontal partition provided with ports into two cavities communicating with one another, the lower cavity being communicated with the peripheral gas conduits and the upper one with the common gas withdrawal conduit.Due to the fact that the pressure of quenching gas in the lower cavity of the collector is equalized, the proposed apparatus ensures that the quenching gas flow rate through all the peripheral gas withdrawal conduits is practically equal, which provides for a uniform cooling of the whole mass of the coke being treated.

Abstract: In the process of transferring coke from a coke oven chamber in a battery of coke ovens to a quenching car, the coke is quenched by a water spray from above. The resulting steam is collected in a hood located above and movable with the quenching car and is either exhausted from the hood and conveyed to a condenser or is condensed in the hood with the condensate being collected, cooled and recirculated to provide the water for the quenching and condensing sprays. The apparatus and method of this invention provides for transferring and quenching the coke without emitting harmful gases and dust to the atmosphere.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for pyrolyzing agglomerative coals which comprises introducing a fluidized bed of hot char particles into a pyrolysis chamber or reactor, and injecting upwardly into the chamber a high velocity jet of agglomerative coal particles in a carrier gas, the fluidized hot char particles surrounding the high velocity coal jet and heating the coal particles to yield gaseous products and char. The hot char particles in the fluidized state and disposed around the coal jet are entrained in the upwardly expanding coal jet and mixed with the coal particles, so that by the time the coal particles contact the pyrolysis chamber wall, such coal particles being heated by the char have passed through the tacky state and are no longer tacky and do not adhere to the chamber wall. The gaseous product and char formed during pyrolysis are rapidly removed from the pyrolysis chamber, and such char can be separated, e.g.

Abstract: The wood gases of a facility for the carbonization of wood to produce a lump charcoal are passed to an afterburner. The afterburner utilizes auxiliary burner units set at an angle to the combustion chamber centerline to provide heat for increasing the temperature of the refractory liner to the combustion level. Combustion air is introduced into the chamber resulting in a rapid mixing of the air with the gas. As a result of the introduction of the combustion air, a cyclonic movement of the flame occurs resulting in continuous contact between the gas and the hot refractory during its passage through the combustion chamber. The burned wood gases are maintained at a predetermined temperature by mixture with ambient air and supplied directly for an end use comprising lumber drying kilns. The burned wood gases are thus capable of economically drying southern pine lumber to 20% moisture content in one-fifth the time required by natural air drying.

Abstract: Apparatus is described for cleaning the interior of gooseneck elbows of coke oven ascension pipes. A powered cleaning mechanism carried by the coke oven larry car is mounted on a platform that is reciprocably movable between the larry car and the elbow to be cleaned over a track and roller system protected against the disruptive effects of accumulated coal or other debris. A cam and follower arrangement is operative to automatically guide the operating end of the cleaning mechanism within the interior of the elbow thereby eliminating the need for a workman's manually guiding and manipulating the same.

Abstract: In a coke oven coke side door machine, a bottom tray is mounted to collect spillage that results from the removal of coke oven doors as well as the residue buildup that is scraped from the door seals and bottom plugs during the door cleaning operation. Trays, in the form of inclined planes, are extended from the door machine to catch the coke spillage from the oven and to catch the residue buildup which is scraped from the door jambs during the jamb cleaning operations. This material gravitates down the trays into the catch pan. A scraper then pushes the material accumulated in the catch pan to one end of that catch pan where a conveyor carries it to a dump bucket. The dump bucket can be dumped when the door machine is positioned adjacent a quench car. All of the above apparatus is mounted onto and within the confines of the door machine.

Abstract: An extendible hopper is mounted to the undercarriage of a pusher machine and is operable to be extended to engage the face of the coke oven battery, between the buckstays and just below the door jamb, to catch hot coke that spills out of coke ovens as the door is removed and the pusher ram is retracted. A bin is also mounted to the undercarriage of the pusher machine to receive the hot coke collected by the extendible hopper. Quench sprays are mounted to the bin to quench the hot coke, and suction means are mounted to the bin to draw off pollutants that emanate from the hot coke and the quench thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus for preventing microorganisms from passing from outside into sterile closed systems containing sterile water or fluids for general or biomedical use wherein an ultraviolet light source is attached to the outlet valve, exposing it to an effective amount of ultraviolet light of a wavelength range of 2300A.degree. to 2900A.degree..

Abstract: A process and apparatus are disclosed for purification of petroleum coke to produce an economical low sulfur product suitable for electrode production. Finely ground green coke is treated on an enclosed circular grate apparatus and subjected to sequential treatments in which hot gases are passed through a deep permeable bed of coke on the grate in a series of separate treating zones including a preheat zone, a heating and calcining zone, a desulfurizing zone in which hydrogen rich gas is passed through the heated bed, a reduction gas generation zone in which hydrocarbon and steam pass through hot coke to form hydrogen, and a cooling zone.Adequate temperatures for calcination and desulfurization are achieved and the proper heating rate is obtained without overheating the metal parts of the hearth by use of radiant and hot gas heating means in the calcining zone and in the desulfurizing zone and by introducing the air and/or fuel gas near the bottom of the coke bed.

Abstract: A method of cooling and dedusting degasification gases which escape from coal degasification chambers particularly gases which are obtained in high temperature or low temperature carbonization of bituminous and subbituminous coals and which pass from degasification chambers through risers and bends into collection mains and in the bends or in the collecting mains themselves which comprises directing crude tar having a temperature in excess of 50.degree. C. and lower than 170.degree. C. into the bends and collecting mains either alone or with water added which has a temperature and is of a quantity such that it completely evaporates in the collecting main.