US 11,746,296 B2
Methods and systems for improved quench tower design
Chun Wai Choi, Chicago, IL (US); Rajat Kapoor, Naperville, IL (US); and John Francis Quanci, Haddonfield, NJ (US)
Assigned to SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC, Lisle, IL (US)
Filed by SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC, Lisle, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/155,818.
Application 15/014,547 is a division of application No. 13/843,166, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 9,273,250, issued on Mar. 1, 2016.
Application 17/155,818 is a continuation of application No. 15/014,547, filed on Feb. 3, 2016, granted, now 10,927,303.
Prior Publication US 2021/0388270 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C10B 39/08 (2006.01); C10B 41/00 (2006.01); C10B 39/04 (2006.01); C10B 39/00 (2006.01)
CPC C10B 39/08 (2013.01) [C10B 41/00 (2013.01); C10B 39/00 (2013.01); C10B 39/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for quenching coke, the system comprising:
a quench tower comprising a first region and a second region disposed over the first region, the quench tower including a plurality of sidewalls that together define (i) an open upper area having a first perimeter at the second region and (ii) a first opening in the first region, the first opening being configured to receive a train car containing coke, wherein the train car has a train car perimeter smaller than the first perimeter, and wherein the first region has a second perimeter including (i) a first pair of parallel sides that extends beyond a corresponding first pair of parallel sides of the first perimeter and (ii) a second pair of parallel sides that do not extend beyond a corresponding second pair of parallel sides of the first perimeter; a plurality of quench baffles disposed in the second region of the quench tower, at least a portion of the quench baffles including multi-turn chevrons extending toward the first region; a quench spray nozzle array comprising a plurality of quench spray nozzles disposed below the plurality of quench baffles and extending toward the first region, the quench spray nozzles being configured to spray fluid toward the first region; and a baffle spray nozzle coupled to the quench tower below the quench baffles and positioned to spray fluid onto the quench baffles.