Patents by Inventor Ralph Schumann

Ralph Schumann 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).

  • Publication number: 20190225898
    Abstract: A raw gas washing system with a high degree of deposition of dust in an entrained flow gasification device for the conversion of ash-containing fuels by a gasification device containing free oxygen into a raw gas with a high proportion of hydrogen, in which the fuel is converted in a gasification reactor at temperatures of between 1200 and 1900° C. and method pressures of up to 10 MPa into raw gas and liquid slag. A quenching space designed as a free-space quench contains an additional washing ring which causes a direct-current washing of the quenched raw gas, reducing the particle loading of the raw gas in the raw gas output, thereby reducing subsequent raw gas purification steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tino Just, Friedemann Mehlhose, Darek Schmauch, Andreas Meissner, Ralph Schumann
  • Patent number: 9193923
    Abstract: An entrained flow gasifier designed as a component for an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle plant of optimized efficiency is provided. The raw gas initially flows through a waste heat unit designed as a radiation cooler and subsequently flows through a full water quench. This results in a higher ratio of steam in the raw gas, which decreases the medium-pressure steam supply before the water-gas shift and thus improves efficiency in IGCC plants with CO2 separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Fleischer, Frank Hannemann, Christian Reuther, Manfred Schingnitz, Ralph Schumann
  • Publication number: 20120117878
    Abstract: An entrained flow gasifier designed as a component for an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle plant of optimized efficiency is provided. The raw gas initially flows through a waste heat unit designed as a radiation cooler and subsequently flows through a full water quench. This results in a higher ratio of steam in the raw gas, which decreases the medium-pressure steam supply before the water-gas shift and thus improves efficiency in IGCC plants with CO2 separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Fleischer, Frank Hannemann, Christian Reuther, Manfred Schingnitz, Ralph Schumann