MATERIAL WITHDRAWAL APPARATUS AND METHODS OF REGULATING MATERIAL INVENTORY IN ONE OR MORE UNITS

摘要

Material withdrawal apparatus, methods, and systems of regulating materialinventory in one or more units areprovided. A material withdrawal apparatus includes a heat exchanger andtransport medium junction configured to provide transportmedium to transport the withdrawn material from the unit to the heatexchanger. Another material withdrawal apparatus includes aheat exchanger and shock coolant junction configured to provide shock coolantto the material withdrawn from the unit. Anothermaterial withdrawal apparatus includes a heat exchanger, shock coolantjunction, and transport medium junction. Anotherembodiment of a material withdrawal apparatus includes a vessel and shockcoolant junction. Another material withdrawal apparatusincludes a vessel and transport medium junction. The vessel includes a wall,liner with heat insulating refractory material, fill port,and a discharge port. Other embodiments provide methods of withdrawing orregulating material in a unit and systems coupled toa material withdrawal apparatus.