公开(公告)号：US20230103111A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17948507

申请日：2022-09-20

Applicant: CUMMINS INC.

Inventor： John Robert Pendray ,  Gregory J. Mitchum ,  Kevin James Keene

IPC: B01J6/00 ,  G01F23/36 ,  C10B57/00 ,  C10B53/02 ,  C10B47/04

Abstract: A biochar production system includes a reactor body, a central rod disposed within the reactor body, a leveling arm extending from the central rod and configured to rotate about the central rod, and a bed level sensor system. The bed level sensor system includes a float configured to move from a resting position on a biomass in the reactor to an ending position upon contact with the leveling arm, and a level sensor coupled to the float via a connector. The level sensor is configured to correspondingly move with the float. A controller is configured to detect bed levels of the biomass within the reactor body, and determine a plurality of sample readings based on the detected bed levels.