Patents by Inventor Ponnusami Gounder

Ponnusami Gounder has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cyclone bypass for a circulating fluidized bed reactor
    Publication number: 20060075946
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for operating a circulating fluidized bed reactor having a furnace with a discharge port for exhaust gas, and a particle separator having an inlet connected to the exhaust gas discharge port and an outlet duct for the exhaust gas and a return duct for separated solids. The method includes the steps of arranging a bypass duct bypassing the particle separator, and conducting a partial flow of exhaust gas along the duct for increasing the fly ash content in the exhaust gas after the separator. The bypass duct is advantageously provided with means for controlling the flow of exhaust gas in the bypass duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ponnusami Gounder