Patents Assigned to ABB Combustion Engineering Inc.
  • Technique for cooling furnace walls in a multi-component working fluid power generation system
    Patent number: 6213059
    Abstract: A technique for cooling furnace walls in a multi-component working fluid power generation system is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the technique involves removing process heat from a furnace having an inner tubular wall and an outer tubular wall. In a second embodiment, the technique involves removing process heat from a furnace system utilizing a fluid combiner. In a third embodiment, the technique involves removing process heat from a furnace having tubular walls formed of a plurality of fluid tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: ABB Combustion Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Gralton, Chang-Yu Sun, Richard E. Waryasz