| abstract |
The present invention provides a coal gasification system with an integrated control subsystem. The system generally includes a gasification reactor (or converter) having one or more processing zones and one or more plasma heat sources, a solid residue handling subsystem, a gas quality conditioning subsystem, and an overall coal. In various combinations with an integrated control subsystem to manage the energy balance of the energy conversion and maintain all aspects of the gasification process at the optimal set point. The gasification system may also optionally include a heat recovery subsystem and / or a product gas regulation subsystem. |