The invention relates to a method for the gasification of carbonaceous
materials in the form of solid particles. The inventive method comprises
the following steps consisting in: heating a gaseous mixture formed by a
feed gas and water vapor in a heater (1); bringing the particles of the
carbonaceous materials into contact with the heated gaseous mixture in a
pressurized gasification reactor (2), with the formation of a raw
reaction gas and unburnt ash; separately supplying the heater with (i)
water vapour and (ii) the aforementioned feed gas; taking separate
samples from the heater of the gaseous mixture (at point 13) and of part
of the feed gas in the dry state (at point 16); and injecting into the
gasification reactor said dry feed gas and a gas forming therewith a fuel
mixture in the ash.