Patents by Inventor Dirk Band

Dirk Band has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10006719
    Abstract: A tube bundle heat exchanger having a straight-tube configuration, comprising a pressure vessel, a straight-tube bundle comprising a number of straight tubes which are arranged so as to be guided through an inlet tubesheet and an outlet tubesheet and to extend through the interior space of the pressure vessel. A cooler for gas turbine cooling air comprising a tube bundle heat exchanger, a gas turbine power plant and a gas and steam turbine power plant comprising a cooler for gas turbine cooling air according to the invention, as well as a process gas cooler and a method for the cooling of cooling air using such a cooler for gas turbine cooling air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Balcke-Durr GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Telgen, Tim Staggenborg, Jens Blossey, Dirk Band, Ricardo Fiorenzano de Albuquerque, Igor Ivanov, Wolfgang Hegner
  • Publication number: 20150159956
    Abstract: A tube bundle heat exchanger having a straight-tube configuration, comprising a pressure vessel, a straight-tube bundle comprising a number of straight tubes which are arranged so as to be guided through an inlet tubesheet and an outlet tubesheet and to extend through the interior space of the pressure vessel. A cooler for gas turbine cooling air comprising a tube bundle heat exchanger, a gas turbine power plant and a gas and steam turbine power plant comprising a cooler for gas turbine cooling air according to the invention, as well as a process gas cooler and a method for the cooling of cooling air using such a cooler for gas turbine cooling air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas TELGEN, Tim STAGGENBORG, Jens BLOSSEY, Dirk BAND, Ricardo FIORENZANO, Igor IVANOV
  • Patent number: 8708035
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger in modular construction, in particular for facilities operated using large load and/or temperature changes, having an external shell and a number of heat exchanger modules, wherein each heat exchanger module, which is either a preheater, evaporator, or superheater module, has an entry manifold, and exit manifold, and meandering pipes, through which the heat-absorbing medium, in particular water, flows from the entry manifold to the exit manifold, and the heat exchanger modules are also situated in a shared external shell, so that they have the same heat-dissipating medium flowing around them, the evaporator modules being connected in parallel via a steam-collecting drum situated outside the external shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Balcke-Dürr GmbH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Bruckmann, Wolfgang Hegner, Dirk Band
  • Publication number: 20130118419
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for generating a steam flow for a solar-thermal power plant, including a casing for receiving a casing-side fluid, pipes arranged within the casing for a pipe-side fluid, and a fluid inlet conduit which is connected to an inlet opening for the casing-side fluid and which encloses at least a part of the pipes in such a manner that the fluid inlet conduit is configured as a preheater and/or a flow director for the casing-side fluid entering the casing, wherein heat is transmitted via the pipes from the pipe-side fluid to the casing-side fluid. The casing-side fluid is water, and the pipe-side fluid is a thermal oil or salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Balcke-Durr GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Stahlhut, Wolfgang Hegner, Dirk Band
  • Publication number: 20130112156
    Abstract: A heat exchanger erected vertically for generating steam for solar power plants, including: an outer casing with an inlet and an outlet port for a heat-emitting medium; an inlet and an outlet collector for a heat-absorbing medium, said inlet and outlet collectors lying substantially within the outer casing; and a tube bundle within the outer casing with a number of tube layers including continuous tubes, wherein the heat-emitting medium can flow entirely around same and which are designed as flow paths for the heat-absorbing medium from the inlet collector to the outlet collector. The tube bundle is arranged in a meandering manner, wherein the heat exchanger is arranged according to a forced-flow principle so that the heat-absorbing medium is successively pre-heated, evaporated, and superheated so that a superheated steam exits the outlet collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Balcke-Duerr GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Band, Wolfgang Hegner, Jorg Stahlhut, Vitali Tregubow
  • Publication number: 20100059216
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger in modular construction, in particular for facilities operated using large load and/or temperature changes, having an external shell and a number of heat exchanger modules, wherein each heat exchanger module, which is either a preheater, evaporator, or superheater module, has an entry manifold, and exit manifold, and meandering pipes, through which the heat-absorbing medium, in particular water, flows from the entry manifold to the exit manifold, and the heat exchanger modules are also situated in a shared external shell, so that they have the same heat-dissipating medium flowing around them, the evaporator modules being connected in parallel via a steam-collecting drum situated outside the external shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Balcke-Durr GmbH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Bruckmann, Wolfgang Hegner, Dirk Band