US4607689A
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Reheating device of steam power plant
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1983-12-23
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Granted: 1986-08-26
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Expires: 2003-12-23
Abstract
Abstract A reheater for a steam power plant generally comprises a tube plate, a header including a high-temperature chamber and a low-temperature chamber defined outwardly of the tube plate, and a number of heat-exchanger tubes bent into U-shapes, both ends of which are secured to the tube plate. The reheater further comprises nozzle members, each having a flange portion, inserted into the upstream ends of the heat-exchanger tubes, respectively, and a bellmouth plate having a number of holes, secured detachably to the tube plate such that the holes align with the nozzle members. The flange portions of the nozzle members are secured firmly between the bellmouth plate and the tube plate.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshio Mochida
- 👤 Toshiaki Ozeki
- 👤 Kenji Satoh
- 👤 Yoshitaka Yuasa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:28
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F9/00; F28F9/02; F28F9/026; F28F9/0282; F22; F22B; F22B37/00; F22B37/62; F22B37/70; F22B37/74; F22G; F22G1/00; F22G1/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
In a steam reheating device for a steam power plant of the type comprising a number of heat-exchanger tubes bent into U shape through which heating steam is passed to reheat steam flowing outside of said heat-exchanger tubes, a tube plate having holes for tightly receiving upstream and downstream ends of the U-shaped heat-exchanger tubes, and a header portion separated into a high-temperature chamber and a low-temperature chamber connected to the upstream ends and the downsteam ends of the heat-exchanger tubes, respectively, the improvement comprising: corrosion preventing insert pipes each having an integrally formed flange portion and inserted detachably into an upstream end portion of each of said heat-exchanger tubes so that said flange portion abuts against said tube plate; nozzle members each having a length shorter than that of said insert pipe and also having a flange portion, said nozzle member being inserted into said insert pipe until said flange poriton of said nozzle member abuts against said flange portion of said insert pipe, the configuration of said nozzle member being differentiated depending on in which of said heat-exchanger tubes the nozzle member is received; and a bellmouth plate provided with a number of bellmouth-shaped holes and secured detachably to said tube plate such that said bellmouth-shaped holes are aligned with upstream end openings of said nozzle members in a streamlined manner and such that said flange portions of said insert pipes and said nozzle members are both firmly seized between said bellmouth plate and said tube plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
249 words
In a steam reheating device for a steam power plant of the type comprising a number of heat-exchanger tubes bent into U shape through which heating steam is passed to reheat steam flowing outside of said heat-exchanger tubes, a tube plate having holes for tightly receiving upstream and downstream ends of the U-shaped heat-exchanger tubes, and a header portion separated into a high-temperature chamber and a low-temperature chamber connected to the upstream ends and the downsteam ends of the heat-exchanger tubes, respectively, the improvement comprising: corrosion preventing insert pipes each having an integrally formed flange portion and inserted detachably into an upstream end portion of each of said heat-exchanger tubes so that said flange portion abuts against said tube plate; nozzle members each having a length shorter than that of said insert pipe and also having a flange portion, said nozzle member being inserted into said insert pipe until said flange poriton of said nozzle member abuts against said flange portion of said insert pipe, the configuration of said nozzle member being differentiated depending on in which of said heat-exchanger tubes the nozzle member is received; and a bellmouth plate provided with a number of bellmouth-shaped holes and secured detachably to said tube plate such that said bellmouth-shaped holes are aligned with upstream end openings of said nozzle members in a streamlined manner and such that said flange portions of said insert pipes and said nozzle members are both firmly seized between said bellmouth plate and said tube plate.
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