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Forced flow steam generating plants including a reheater

Assignee: Sulzer AG
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Filing: 1961-12-20
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1981-12-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Brunner Alfred

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 16:08
CPC Classifications
F; F22; F22B; F22B35/00; F22B35/06; F22B35/10; F01; F01K; F01K3/00; F01K3/004; F01K3/02; F01K3/04; F01K3/18; F01K3/20; F01K3/22; F01K7/00; F01K7/16; F01K7/22; F01K7/223; F01K7/26; F01K7/34; F01K7/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 179 words
A STEAM PLANT COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A FORCED FLOW STEAM GENERATOR, A LIVE STEAM PIPE RECEIVING STEAM FROM SAID GENERATOR, A STEAM TURBINE INCLUDING A HIGH PRESSURE PART CONNECTED TO SAID LIVE STEAM PIPE FOR RECEIVING STEAM THEREFROM, A REHEATER, A MEDIUM PRESSURE STEAM PIPE CONNECTING SAID HIGH PRESSURE PART AND SAID REHEATER FOR SUPPLYING MEDIUM PRESSURE STEAM TO SAID REHEATER, A WATER SEPARATOR HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL STEAM AND WATER SPACE EFFECTING A SUBSTANTIAL HEAT STORAGE CAPACITY, A BY-PASS PIPE INTERCONNECTING SAID LIVE STEAM PIPE AND SAID WATER SEPARATOR, A FEEDWATER SUPPLY PIPE CONNECTED TO SAID STEAM GENERATOR FOR SUPPLYING FEEDWATER THERETO, SAID WATER SEPARATOR BEING INTERPOSED IN SAID FEEDWATER SUPPLY PIPE FOR ACCUMULATING FEEDWATER, A CONDUIT CONNECTING SAID HIGH PRESSURE PART AND SAID SEPARATOR FOR SUPPLYING MEDIUM PRESSURE STEAM THERETO, FLOW CONTROL MEANS INTERPOSED IN SAID LAST MENTIONED CONDUIT FOR CONTROLLING THE RATE OF FLOW OF MEDIUM PRESSURE STEAM TO SAID SEPARATOR, A CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING THE STEAM SPACE OF SAID SEPARATOR AND SAID MEDIUM PRESSURE STEAM PIPE, AND A FLOW CONTROL MEANS INTERPOSED IN SAID CONDUIT MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 179 words
A STEAM PLANT COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A FORCED FLOW STEAM GENERATOR, A LIVE STEAM PIPE RECEIVING STEAM FROM SAID GENERATOR, A STEAM TURBINE INCLUDING A HIGH PRESSURE PART CONNECTED TO SAID LIVE STEAM PIPE FOR RECEIVING STEAM THEREFROM, A REHEATER, A MEDIUM PRESSURE STEAM PIPE CONNECTING SAID HIGH PRESSURE PART AND SAID REHEATER FOR SUPPLYING MEDIUM PRESSURE STEAM TO SAID REHEATER, A WATER SEPARATOR HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL STEAM AND WATER SPACE EFFECTING A SUBSTANTIAL HEAT STORAGE CAPACITY, A BY-PASS PIPE INTERCONNECTING SAID LIVE STEAM PIPE AND SAID WATER SEPARATOR, A FEEDWATER SUPPLY PIPE CONNECTED TO SAID STEAM GENERATOR FOR SUPPLYING FEEDWATER THERETO, SAID WATER SEPARATOR BEING INTERPOSED IN SAID FEEDWATER SUPPLY PIPE FOR ACCUMULATING FEEDWATER, A CONDUIT CONNECTING SAID HIGH PRESSURE PART AND SAID SEPARATOR FOR SUPPLYING MEDIUM PRESSURE STEAM THERETO, FLOW CONTROL MEANS INTERPOSED IN SAID LAST MENTIONED CONDUIT FOR CONTROLLING THE RATE OF FLOW OF MEDIUM PRESSURE STEAM TO SAID SEPARATOR, A CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING THE STEAM SPACE OF SAID SEPARATOR AND SAID MEDIUM PRESSURE STEAM PIPE, AND A FLOW CONTROL MEANS INTERPOSED IN SAID CONDUIT MEANS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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