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Forced flow steam generator

Assignee: Sulzer AG
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Filing: 1961-03-15
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1981-03-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Davis Reginald Frank

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 01:05
CPC Classifications
F; F22; F22B; F22B37/00; F22B37/62; F22B37/64; F22B37/68

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 224 words
IN A FORCED-FLOW STEAM GENERATOR COMPRISING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF ANGULAR HORIZONTAL CROSS SECTION AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF SIDE WALLS AND CORNERS THEREBETWEEN, A SUPPORTING FRAMEWORK, SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL TUBES PLACED IN EACH CORNER OF SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND HUNG ON SAID FRAMEWORK, A PLURALITY OF SAID VERTICAL TUBES BEING PLACED IN THE PLANE OF ONE OF THE SIDE WALLS EXTENDING FROM THE CORNER AND A PLURALITY OF SAID VERTICAL TUBES BEING PLACED IN THE PLANE OF THE SECOND SIDE WALL EXTENDING FROM SAID CORNER: TUBES BENT IN SERPENTINE FASHION PLACED IN PLANES AND FORMING TUBE PANELS FORMING THE PARTS OF SAID SIDE WALLS BETWEEN SAID VERTICAL TUBES, AT LEAST ONE HORIZONTAL SUPPORT FRAME FOR EACH SIDE WALL, EACH OF SAID SUPPORT FRAMES COMPRISING A HORIZONTAL STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENT AT THE UPPER END OF THE FRAME, A HORIZONTAL STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENT AT THE LOWER END OF THE FRAME, AND A STEEL PLATE PLACED BETWEEN SAID STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENTS. SUPPORT BRACKETS CONNECTED TO SAID VERTICAL TUBES OUTSIDE OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR SUPPORTING ONE OF SAID STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENTS, SLIDING CONNECTIONS VERTICALLY SLIDABLY CONNECTING THE SECOND OF SAID STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENTS TO SAID VERTICAL TUBES, VERTICALLY SLIDABLE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID TUBE PANELS AND ONE OF SAID STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENTS AND HORIZONTALLY SLIDABLE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID TUBE PANELS AND THE SECOND OF SAID STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 224 words
IN A FORCED-FLOW STEAM GENERATOR COMPRISING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF ANGULAR HORIZONTAL CROSS SECTION AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF SIDE WALLS AND CORNERS THEREBETWEEN, A SUPPORTING FRAMEWORK, SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL TUBES PLACED IN EACH CORNER OF SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND HUNG ON SAID FRAMEWORK, A PLURALITY OF SAID VERTICAL TUBES BEING PLACED IN THE PLANE OF ONE OF THE SIDE WALLS EXTENDING FROM THE CORNER AND A PLURALITY OF SAID VERTICAL TUBES BEING PLACED IN THE PLANE OF THE SECOND SIDE WALL EXTENDING FROM SAID CORNER: TUBES BENT IN SERPENTINE FASHION PLACED IN PLANES AND FORMING TUBE PANELS FORMING THE PARTS OF SAID SIDE WALLS BETWEEN SAID VERTICAL TUBES, AT LEAST ONE HORIZONTAL SUPPORT FRAME FOR EACH SIDE WALL, EACH OF SAID SUPPORT FRAMES COMPRISING A HORIZONTAL STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENT AT THE UPPER END OF THE FRAME, A HORIZONTAL STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENT AT THE LOWER END OF THE FRAME, AND A STEEL PLATE PLACED BETWEEN SAID STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENTS. SUPPORT BRACKETS CONNECTED TO SAID VERTICAL TUBES OUTSIDE OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR SUPPORTING ONE OF SAID STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENTS, SLIDING CONNECTIONS VERTICALLY SLIDABLY CONNECTING THE SECOND OF SAID STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENTS TO SAID VERTICAL TUBES, VERTICALLY SLIDABLE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID TUBE PANELS AND ONE OF SAID STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENTS AND HORIZONTALLY SLIDABLE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID TUBE PANELS AND THE SECOND OF SAID STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENTS.

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