Abstract: A superheated vapor generator has a tubular, vertically extending container with closed ends. A high frequency induction heating coil is wound around the container. A heating medium is placed in the container and is made from material heatable by electromagnetic conduction. A number of vapor passages extend through the heating medium longitudinally of the tubular container. The tubular container has a heating section with the heating coil and a non-heating section under the heating section. Material for superheated vapor is supplied through a supply passage from a position above the heating medium to the non-heating section. A passage structure is provided in the non-heating section for flow of material supplied through the supply passage therethrough into the vapor passages of the heating medium. A discharge passage is formed above the heating medium. A discharge passage is formed above the heating medium for discharging superheated vapor.

Abstract: The specification discloses an apparatus and method for separating liquid droplets carried in a gas wherein the gas is conducted at a subsonic velocity below about Mach 0.7 through a conduit, the walls of which define successive, generally oppositely directed arcuate bends to cause transverse movement of the droplets toward and into contact with the walls by centrifugal force and in a manner which avoids conditions giving rise to flow separation and any attendant turbulence and pressure drop. The walls include a porous medium covering at least a portion of the surface thereof and through which liquid directed against the wall is withdrawn from the conduit. According to one aspect of the invention, a porous medium is provided on the stator blades of a turbine power generator to enable removal of accumulated liquid thereon and thereby reduce rotor blade erosion and power losses associated with dribble from the stator blades onto the rotor blades.