[0072] "Figure 8 illustrates a flow diagram in accordance with the systems and methods described herein. In step 800, biomass grinding can occur. Equipment generally used for grinding biomass includes impact mills (e.g. hammer mills), attrition mills, and kinetic disintegration mills (e.g. flail mills). A hammer mill system can be used to grind the bales (loaded by conveyer) into primary particles, which are to be fed into the solar thermal gasifier. The re-ground particles have an average size between 500 urn and 1000 urn, and are loaded into the lock hopper system with a standard belt conveyer."
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOMASS GRINDING AND FEEDING
Equipment generally used for grinding biomass includes impact mills (e.g. hammer mills), attrition mills, and kinetic disintegration mills-KDS (e.g. flail mills). A hammer mill system, KDS, or similar system can be used to grind the bales (loaded by conveyer) into particles, which are to be fed into the solar thermal gasifier
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUENCHING, GAS CLEAN UP, AND ASH REMOVAL
Inventors: Courtland Hilton (Broomfield, CO, US) Zoran Jovanovic (Louisville, CO, US) Bryan Schramm (Broomfield, CO, US) Christopher Perkins (Boulder, CO, US) Wayne Simmons (Dublin, OH, US) Assignees: SUNDROP FUELS, INC.
[0024]Equipment generally used for grinding biomass includes impact mills (e.g. hammer mills), attrition mills, and kinetic disintegration mills-KDS (e.g. flail mills).