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Unitized vapor generation system

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1960-12-30
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Granted: 1965-10-26
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Expires: 1980-12-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard C Cunningham
  • 👤 Charles F Currey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 20:58
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/32; G21C1/322; F; F22; F22B; F22B1/00; F22B1/02; F22B1/023; F22B1/16; F22B1/162; G21C15/00; G21C15/24; G21C15/26; G21D; G21D5/00; G21D5/04; G21D5/08; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/23

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 277 words
IN A UNITIZED VAPOR GENERATING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTAINING A PRIMARY FLUID, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A LOWER TUBULAR CASING, AN UPPER TUBULAR CASING SUPPORTED BY SAID LOWER TUBULAR CASING IN COMMUNICATION THEREWITH, DETECHABLE MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID UPPER CASING TO SAID LOWER CASING, A HEAT SOURCE AND A HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID LOWER AND SAID UPPER CASING RESPECTIVELY WHEREBY SAID PRIMARY FLUID IS HEATED BY SAID HEAT SOURCE AND COOLED BY SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, SAID HEAT SOURCE BEING FORMED TO IMPART SUFFICIENT HEAT TO SAID PRIMARY FLUID TO CAUSE A THERMAL CIRCULATION OF SAID PRIMARY FLUID BETWEEN SAID HEAT SOURCE AND SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, INTERFITTING CONNECTING CONDUIT MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID HET SOURCE TO SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS SO AS TO PROVIDE SEPARATE FLOW PATHS FOR THE HEATED AND COOLED PRIMARY FLUID FLOWS BETWEEN SAID HEAT SOURCE AND SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, MEANS FOR CIRCULATING A SECONDARY LIQUID THROUGH SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, SAID SECONDARY LIQUID BEING MAINTAINED IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATION WITH BUT SEPARATED FROM SAID PRIMARY FLUID BY SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS AND FORMED INTO A VAPOR BY THE HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS AND FORMED IN TO A VAPOR BY THE VAPOR SEPARATING MEANS DISPOSED ABOVE SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS AND WITHIN SAID UPPER TUBULAR CASING TO SEPARATE ENTRAINED LIQUID WITHIN SAID VAPOR, A VAPOR OUTLET COMMUNICATING WITH THE TOP OF SDAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS TO PERMIT THE FLOW OF SAID VAPOR TO EXTERNAL VAPOR UTILIZING MEANS, SAID CONDUIT MEANS BEING DISPOSED FOR ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE COUPLING AND DECOUPLING RESPECTIVELY OF SAID UPPER CASING WITH SAID ENCLOSED VAPOR SEPARATING MEANS AND HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID LOWER CASING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 277 words
IN A UNITIZED VAPOR GENERATING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTAINING A PRIMARY FLUID, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A LOWER TUBULAR CASING, AN UPPER TUBULAR CASING SUPPORTED BY SAID LOWER TUBULAR CASING IN COMMUNICATION THEREWITH, DETECHABLE MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID UPPER CASING TO SAID LOWER CASING, A HEAT SOURCE AND A HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID LOWER AND SAID UPPER CASING RESPECTIVELY WHEREBY SAID PRIMARY FLUID IS HEATED BY SAID HEAT SOURCE AND COOLED BY SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, SAID HEAT SOURCE BEING FORMED TO IMPART SUFFICIENT HEAT TO SAID PRIMARY FLUID TO CAUSE A THERMAL CIRCULATION OF SAID PRIMARY FLUID BETWEEN SAID HEAT SOURCE AND SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, INTERFITTING CONNECTING CONDUIT MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID HET SOURCE TO SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS SO AS TO PROVIDE SEPARATE FLOW PATHS FOR THE HEATED AND COOLED PRIMARY FLUID FLOWS BETWEEN SAID HEAT SOURCE AND SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, MEANS FOR CIRCULATING A SECONDARY LIQUID THROUGH SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, SAID SECONDARY LIQUID BEING MAINTAINED IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATION WITH BUT SEPARATED FROM SAID PRIMARY FLUID BY SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS AND FORMED INTO A VAPOR BY THE HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS AND FORMED IN TO A VAPOR BY THE VAPOR SEPARATING MEANS DISPOSED ABOVE SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS AND WITHIN SAID UPPER TUBULAR CASING TO SEPARATE ENTRAINED LIQUID WITHIN SAID VAPOR, A VAPOR OUTLET COMMUNICATING WITH THE TOP OF SDAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS TO PERMIT THE FLOW OF SAID VAPOR TO EXTERNAL VAPOR UTILIZING MEANS, SAID CONDUIT MEANS BEING DISPOSED FOR ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE COUPLING AND DECOUPLING RESPECTIVELY OF SAID UPPER CASING WITH SAID ENCLOSED VAPOR SEPARATING MEANS AND HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID LOWER CASING.

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