Retort heating systems and methods of use
First Claim
1. A retort heating apparatus comprising:
- a perimeter wall bounding a central compartment;
a partition wall disposed within the central compartment so as to separate the central compartment into at least a heating chamber and a vapor chamber, the partition wall having a plurality of spaced apart apertures formed thereon so as to provide fluid communication between the heating chamber and the collection chamber;
a plurality of spaced apart baffles disposed within the heating chamber, each baffle comprising an elongated body; and
a collection plate disposed within the vapor chamber at a downwardly curved or sloped orientation, the collection plate having lower end disposed at or adjacent to the partition wall and an opposing upper end disposed at or toward the perimeter wall.
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Abstract
A retort heating apparatus includes a perimeter wall bounding a central compartment. A partition wall is disposed within the central compartment so as to separate the central compartment into at least a heating chamber and a vapor chamber. The partition wall has a plurality of spaced apart apertures formed thereon so as to provide fluid communication between the heating chamber and the collection chamber. A plurality of spaced apart baffles are disposed within the heating chamber between the perimeter wall and the partition wall. A collection plate is disposed within the vapor chamber at a downward curved or sloped orientation. The collection plate has lower end disposed at or adjacent to the partition wall and an opposing upper end disposed at or toward the perimeter wall.
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39 Claims
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1. A retort heating apparatus comprising:
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a perimeter wall bounding a central compartment;
a partition wall disposed within the central compartment so as to separate the central compartment into at least a heating chamber and a vapor chamber, the partition wall having a plurality of spaced apart apertures formed thereon so as to provide fluid communication between the heating chamber and the collection chamber;
a plurality of spaced apart baffles disposed within the heating chamber, each baffle comprising an elongated body; and
a collection plate disposed within the vapor chamber at a downwardly curved or sloped orientation, the collection plate having lower end disposed at or adjacent to the partition wall and an opposing upper end disposed at or toward the perimeter wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A retort heating apparatus comprising:
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a perimeter wall bounding a central compartment;
a first partition wall and a spaced apart second partition wall disposed within the central compartment so as to separate the central compartment into at least a first heating chamber, a second heating chamber, and a vapor chamber, the vapor chamber being disposed between the first and second heating chambers, the first and second partition walls each having a plurality of spaced apart apertures formed thereon so as to provide fluid communication between the first heating chamber and the vapor chamber and between the second heating chamber and the vapor chamber; and
a plurality of spaced apart baffles disposed within the first and second heating chambers, each baffle comprising an elongated body having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface, the bottom surface at least partially bounding a collection channel, each body being disposed within the first heating chamber or second heating chamber so that each collection channel is in fluid communication with a corresponding aperture in the first partition wall or the second partition wall. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for processing a feed material, the method comprising:
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passing a feed material down through a vertically oriented heating chamber of a retort, the feed material being heated and mixed within the heating chamber so that the feed material emits a plurality of different grades of oil vapor as the feed material travels down through the heating chamber;
collecting a plurality of discrete streams of the oil vapor emitted from the feed material within the heating chamber, each discrete steam being collected along a different elevational section of the heating chamber; and
separately condensing each discrete stream of oil vapor. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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Specification