Systems and methods for cooling gasification products

Abstract

Embodiments of gasification cooling systems provided herein may include a housing, an annular wall, and one or more tangential fluid jets circumferentially disposed about the annular wall. The housing includes an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid passage disposed between the inlet and the outlet. The annular wall is disposed about the fluid passage, and a fluid stream is configured to flow in a flow direction from the inlet toward the outlet. The one or more tangential fluid jets are adapted to inject fluid into the fluid passage to annularly circulate the fluid stream throughout the fluid passage as the fluid stream flows in the flow direction.

1 . A gasification cooling system, comprising:
 a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid passage disposed between the inlet and the outlet;   an annular wall disposed about the fluid passage, wherein a fluid stream is configured to flow in a flow direction from the inlet toward the outlet; and   one or more tangential fluid jets circumferentially disposed about the annular wall of the fluid passage and configured to inject fluid into the fluid passage to annularly circulate the fluid stream throughout the fluid passage as the fluid stream flows in the flow direction.   
     
     
         2 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 1 , comprising one or more forcing frequency drives, wherein each forcing frequency drive is coupled to a fluid path associated with one of the one or more tangential fluid jets and is configured to adjust a forcing frequency of the associated fluid jet. 
     
     
         3 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 2 , wherein the forcing frequency drive comprises a signal generator, an amplifier, and an acoustic horn. 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 1 , wherein the fluid injected via the one or more tangential fluid jets comprises carbon dioxide, air, oxygen, nitrogen, a product gas produced via a gasification process, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 1 , comprising a control system configured to adjust a forcing frequency, fluid composition, temperature, jet distribution, or a combination thereof of the one or more fluid jets in response to received feedback. 
     
     
         6 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 5 , wherein the received feedback comprises an operational mode of the gasification cooling system, an operational parameter of the cooling system, or a combination thereof 
     
     
         7 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 1 , wherein the fluid stream comprises a syngas received from a gasifier. 
     
     
         8 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 1 , comprising heat exchanger tubing disposed downstream of the inlet in the flow direction inside of the housing. 
     
     
         9 . A gasification cooling system, comprising:
 a housing comprising a fluid passage extending in a flow direction lengthwise along the housing;   an annular wall disposed about the fluid passage and comprising a membrane configured to cool a syngas in the fluid passage as the syngas flows in the flow direction; and   a plurality of fluid jets disposed about the annular wall and configured to inject fluid into the fluid passage to direct the syngas in a circumferential direction toward the membrane as the syngas flows in the flow direction.   
     
     
         10 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 9 , comprising a plurality of heat exchanger tubes disposed throughout the fluid passage and configured to cool the syngas in the gas passage as the syngas flows in the flow direction. 
     
     
         11 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 9 , comprising a control system configured to adjust a forcing frequency of at least one fluid jet in the plurality of fluid jets in response to feedback regarding an operational mode of the gasification cooling system, an operational parameter of the gasification cooling system, or a combination thereof 
     
     
         12 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of fluid jets comprises a plurality of nitrogen jets, a plurality of air jets, a plurality of syngas jets, a plurality of carbon dioxide jets, or a combination thereof, radially disposed at different positions about the circumference of the housing. 
     
     
         13 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 9 , comprising a control system configured to adjust a distribution of a jet parameter among the plurality of fluid jets in response to received feedback regarding the operation of the gasification cooling process. 
     
     
         14 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 13 , wherein the jet parameter comprises a fluid flow rate, a forcing frequency, or a combination thereof 
     
     
         15 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 9 , comprising a plurality of drives, wherein each drive is coupled to a fluid path associated with one of the plurality of fluid jets, and each drive is configured to drive the tangential fluid jets at a frequency that resonates with a frequency of a jet from which the fluid stream originates. 
     
     
         16 . A system, comprising:
 a gasification cooling device comprising a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid passage disposed between the inlet and the outlet, wherein a fluid stream is configured to flow in a flow direction from the inlet toward the outlet to contact heat exchanger tubing configured to cool the fluid stream; and   a tangential fluid jet coupled to the housing of the gasification cooling device and configured to inject a fluid into the fluid passage to circulate the fluid stream in a circumferential direction as the fluid stream flows in the flow direction.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , comprising a control system configured to control a flow rate of the injected fluid, a forcing frequency of the injected fluid, or a combination thereof 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the fluid stream comprises a syngas received from a gasifier. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the injected fluid comprises carbon dioxide, air, oxygen, nitrogen, syngas, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 16 , comprising a forcing frequency drive configured to vibrate or modulate the injected fluid. 
     
     
         21 . The gasification cooling system of  claim 1 , comprising one or more drives, wherein each drive is coupled to a fluid path associated with one of the one or more tangential fluid jets, and each drive is configured to drive the tangential fluid jets at a frequency that resonates with a frequency of a jet from which the fluid stream originates.