Inventors:
Vlad Zarnescu - Worcester MA, US
Bonnie Courtemanche - Holden MA, US
Jilin Zhang - Worcester MA, US
Assignee:
Babcock Power Services, Inc. - Worcester MA
International Classification:
F23K 3/22
Abstract:
A flow splitter distributes solid particles flowing in a fluid, such as coal particles flowing in air, through a piping system. The flow splitter includes a divider housing having an inlet configured to connect to an upstream pipe and having an outlet configured to connect to a plurality of downstream pipes, e.g., by way of a divider head. A divider body is mounted within the divider housing. A plurality of divider vanes is included, each extending from the divider body to the divider housing. The divider housing, divider body, and divider vanes are configured and adapted to reduce non-uniformity in particle concentration from the inlet and to supply a substantially equal particle flow from the outlet to each of the downstream pipes.