Abstract: The invention relates to a flue gas pipe (1) of an incineration plant, comprising a reaction zone (2) for breaking down harmful substances and a heat exchanger (3) for cooling the flue gas (R) which is mounted downstream and fitted with a dioxin catalytic converter (4). The dioxin catalytic converter (4) in the heat exchanger (3) makes it possible to prevent the renewed formation of dioxins by de novo synthesis when the temperature drops.

Abstract: A heating sheet bundle to be mounted tangentially or radially in trapezoidally segmented cells of heating surface carriers of regenerative heat exchangers with stationary or revolving storage masses is composed of a plurality of profiled sheets which are stacked on top of each other and are held together so as to form passage ducts therebetween. On at least two oppositely located sides of the bundle, at least the two outer profiled sheets are constructed as a pair of sheets connected in a dimensionally stable, sandwich-like manner. One of the profiled sheets of the pair of profiled sheets is undulated and the other of the profiled sheets of the pair of profiled sheets is corrugated, wherein the rolling depth of the undulated sheet is greater than the rolling depth of the corrugated sheet.

Abstract: A method for removing electrostatically charged particles that are difficult to separate from a gas flow within one or more high-voltage fields, wherein only one high-voltage supply source is used for these high-voltage fields. The flows to be cleaned are successively ionized in an ionizing region and the particles are separated in a separating region within the one or more high-voltage fields, wherein the field strength of the ionizing region is weaker than the field strength of the separating region.

Abstract: A regenerative heat exchanger for gaseous media which are in a heat exchange with one another includes stationary or rotating storage masses and at least one cleaning device for the storage masses, wherein the cleaning device can be pivoted in relation to the annular cross section of the storage masses from the inside toward the outside or vice versa. The regenerative heat exchanger can be used for the preheating of air as well as for the preheating of gas. The free end of a swivel arm of the cleaning device constructed as a blow tube has a bent portion which extends parallel to the plane of the storage masses and the bent portion is provided with at least two blow nozzles.

Abstract: A plant for the reduction of nitrogen oxide in furnace waste gases includes a furnace, a reactor serving for selective catalytic reduction, and a regenerative heat exchanger to be used for air preheaters as well as for gas preheaters for the treatment of pollutant-containing waste gases which are in a heat exchange with another medium. The regenerative heat exchanger has stationary or revolving storage masses which are composed at least partially of catalytic material. A reduction agent is supplied to the regenerative heat exchanger. The reactor is arranged concentrically above the regenerative heat exchanger. Preferably, the reactor is placed directly onto the housing of the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A method for a regenerative heat exchanger for the treatment of pollutant-containing waste gases which are in a heat exchange with another medium. The heat exchanger includes stationary or rotating storage masses which are at least partially of catalytic material and to which a reduction agent is supplied from the hot side thereof. A penetration of the reduction agent into the flue gas flow can be prevented by supplying the reduction agent directly to the catalyst separately from the pollutant-containing waste gases and without coming into contact with the remaining heating surfaces. For this purpose, a nozzle arrangement having at least one arm and extending over the entire radius of the heat exchanger may be arranged in both hood sides of the heat exchanger.

Abstract: An incineration plant includes a heat exchanger arranged in a flue gas flow following a reduction stage for nitrogen oxides and in front of a flue gas dust collector, and a heat transfer medium circuit for absorbing heat from the heat exchanger in the flue gas flow. The heat exchanger is connected to the heat transfer medium circuit such that the heat transfer medium conducted in the circuit is admitted to the heat exchanger. The heat transfer medium circuit has at least one additional heat exchanger for absorbing heat from the heat transfer medium. A feed water preheater is arranged in the heat transfer medium circuit.

Abstract: A regenerative heat-exchanger is disclosed which has a rotor mounted in an enclosing housing, with separation zones radially disposed between the heat exchange media and configured as peripheral and radial barrier chambers, and stationary peripheral and radial seals which are arranged on hot and cold sides of the rotor.

Abstract: An apparatus for catalytic reduction of a nitrogen oxide in a waste gas includes a regenerative heat exchanger containing a heat-storage material consisting at least partially of a catalytic material, inlet and outlet conduits for supplying the waste gases to the heat exchanger and for delivering purified waste gases from the apparatus, respectively, first and second hoods arranged in inlet and outlet conduits respectively, on opposite sides of the heat storage material, a conduit for conducting a gaseous medium through heat exchanger, the gaseous medium flowing, in heat exchanger, through first and second hoods, and a conduit for supplying a reducing agent into the heat exchange for assisting in the catalytic reduction of the nitrogen oxide in the waste gases by the heat-storage material.

Abstract: A sheet metal heating package for heat exchangers including a plurality of superimposed sheets having at least a partial profiling for instance embossments leaving free flow channels in between themselves, which sheets carry a coating serving as a surface protection, for instance a layer enamel, the sheet metal heating package having a profiling of the sheets, where at least the border edges of the respectively adjoining directly superposed sheets have a minimum spacing from each other at all points or are aligned so as not to contact each other, the border zones of the sheets and possibly the process technology-wise caused material accumulations arising at the border edges of the coating are in this way protected against chipping or spalling.

Abstract: A procedure is disclosed for substantially decreasing the amount of nitrogen oxides (NO.sub.x) in waste furnace gases during the combustion of fossil fuel, in which as a primary measure, the fuel is subjected in the combustion space to a stepped, pyrolyzing combustion with low combustion temperatures and decreased available oxygen (substoichiometric amounts) in the reaction zone and with prolonged residence times in the combustion space and then as a secondary measure, the reactive waste gas components, which are thereby formed to an increased extent, such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (CH), etc. are eliminated, if necessary with the addition of more air, by catalytic oxidation at a temperature within the range of 800.degree. C. to 200.degree. C., before the waste gases reach the atmosphere.

Abstract: A thrust or journal bearing which is suitable for use in particular in slow-running machines is intended to have as large as possible a bearing surface with a minimum diameter and at the same time to have optimal running properties and long life in normal operation, as well as good emergency running properties in the event of oil deficiency. Here a base body 2, e.g. a ring or a ring sector, bears sliding shoes 3 disposed in a uniform distribution peripherally and radially, on which is supported a plant bearing surface above a supporting film of lubricant. The sliding shoes 3 have an outline at least approximating to that of a square and are located congruently to each other on predetermined pitch circles d.sub.0, d.sub.1, d.sub.2 . . . d.sub.x of the base body 2. The side length of the sliding shoes 3 increases from the interior to the exterior proportionately to the increase in the pitch circle diameter d.sub.0, d.sub.1, d.sub.2 . . . d.sub.

Abstract: A flue gas scrubbing system for fossil fuel power plant boilers in which the flue gas traverses an air heater from the boiler and an electrostatic or another particulate removal unit before fully or partially passing through a heat exchanger which is used to reheat the clean gas produced by scrubbing all or part of the crude flue gas. To prevent water droplets in the clean gas from entering the heat exchanger, a portion of the crude gas or preferably a recirculated portion of the reheated clean gas is introduced into said clean gas before it enters the heat exchanger with or without further heating, e.g. in indirect heat exchange with a portion of the crude gas branched from a location upstream of the air heater.

Abstract: Heat-transferring elements for regenerative heat exchange in a gas-gas fluidized bed heat exchanger. The elements are in the form of separate, freely movable saddle-shaped bodies. The saddle-shaped elements may have one or more holes, and may also, or alternatively, have one or more hollow spaces or chambers which are filled entirely or partially with materials of high heat-retaining capacity, and/or with latent storage masses.

Abstract: A regenerative air preheater has a heat-exchange sector plate centered on an axis and formed with a multiplicity of axially throughgoing passages with intake and output heating-gas hoods axially flanking the plate and conduits for passing a heating gas from the intake hood through the plate to the output hood for heating the plate. Intake and output secondary heated-gas hoods each within one of the heating-gas hoods and axially flanking the plate are axially aligned with each other and only cover a portion of the plate. Thus the heating gas can pass through the plate only around the plate portion covered by the secondary hoods. Intake and output primary heated-gas hoods within the respective secondary hoods and axially flanking the plate are axially aligned with each other and only cover a subportion of the plate portion covered by the secondary hoods. Thus the secondary gas will be heated at regions of the plate portion not covered by the primary hoods.

Abstract: A sector plate for a regenerative air preheater has an outer support ring centered on an axis and normally of cylindrical shape, an inner support ring centered on the axis, and a plurality of radially extending walls lying generally in axial planes and having outer ends fixed to the outer ring and inner ends and guided on the inner ring. A plurality of angularly extending and radially spaced annular walls extend between the radial walls and form therewith axially throughgoing passages. Thus when hot gases flow in one axial direction through the passages they thermally deform the radial walls so that their ends move into a position at an angle to each other. The ring is thermally deformed to a taper equal to twice the angle for holding the inner ends of the radial walls and the inner ring in the axially level with the outer ring when hot gases flow through the passages.

Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for removing radionuclides from a radioactively contaminated liquid, especially water from the sump of a nuclear electric-power generating plant, in which the waste water is evaporated to produce a vapor phase containing radionuclides in the form of liquid or solid aerosol-dispersed particles which are collected by passing the vapor through an electric field. Preferably a plurality of such fields are traversed in succession by the aerosol.

Abstract: An electrostatic filter having a plurality of adjacent precipitating or separating fields in a box-shaped housing, each field being defined between at least one collector electrode and at least one corona-discharge electrode. A rapper arrangement is provided in the housing and comprises respective whipping or tumbling hammers which strike against anvils on the holders of the collector and/or corona discharge electrodes. According to the invention, the aligned hammer shafts for the corona discharge electrodes of adjacent separating fields are interconnected by insulating couplings and have a common drive.

Abstract: The overall effective volume of a horizontal gas flow electrostatic precipitator is divided into at least four electrostatic field units arranged in stages, there being at least upper and lower vertically aligned stages, the precipitator having a dust exit bunker which receives dust collected in each of the upper and lower stages. Below the collector electrodes of the upper stage are collection pockets which communicate with the dust exit bunker through downwardly extending dust passages located in the lower stage. These passages are internal passages within hollow collector electrodes of the lower stage. The electrostatic field units are, independently of one another, each connected to a respective separate controllable power supply means so that it is possible to generate, in each respective stage, a separate controllable high voltage.

Abstract: A heat exchange element for a rotary regenerative heat exchanger has corrugations of a wave-form conformation which include portions, extending between 10% and 50% of the wave length, which are parallel to the direction of flow of medium through the pack. Comparative data are given showing better efficiency in terms of heat-exchange effectiveness versus pressure loss than for apparently analogous prior art elements.