Inventors:
Donald L. Fisher - Milton PA
Thomas B. Kearns - Danville PA
Edward T. Maciejewski - Catawissa PA
Assignee:
McNally Pittsburg Mfg. Corp. - Pittsburg KS
International Classification:
F23G 504, F27B 1500, F26B 1512
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for drying coal in which the coal is dried by a hot gas and then quickly cooled with ambient air to reduce the oxidation rate and in which the air heated in the cooler is supplied to support the combustion that generates the hot gas. The drying gas exhausted from the dryer is utilized to extract coal product, to produce the fuel necessary to generate the hot drying gas and to provide a tempering gas to help maintain the combustor within a desired temperature range. Condensation of the exhaust drying gas is prevented by utilizing the hot gas discharged from the combustor, bypassing the dryer, and supplying it to the exhaust gas at a plurality of different points.