Abstract: A bottom-supported boiler that includes a boiler pressure body having a rectangular horizontal cross section formed by joining four planar water tube walls pairwise together so as to form four corners with water tube walls being formed with fins welded between the water tubes, and a support construction including four vertical columns vertically supported to the ground. The vertical columns are arranged outside of the boiler pressure body so that adjacent to each of the corner corners is arranged one of the four vertical columns. Each of the vertical columns is directly connected with a rigid joint to a respective corner so that vertical loads of the boiler pressure body are balanced by the four vertical columns, and so that the water tube walls are supported from their sides by the four vertical columns so that the weight of the boiler pressure body is transferred through the vertical columns, and such that each of the four vertical columns is directly attached to a respective corner.
Abstract: A high efficiency multi-stage duct fired heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) is provided to generate steam for use in thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications. The HRSG is equipped with a plurality of duct burners in series and a plurality of evaporators for transferring heat from the duct burners to the water to generate steam, with at least one evaporator corresponding to each of the duct burners. Each evaporator is arranged downstream from the corresponding duct burner. At least one perforated plate is configured to disperse and distribute available oxygen within a subsequent duct burner. Hot exhaust gas from a gas turbine (over 1000° F.) is directed to the duct burners in series, allowing further combustion and maximizing thermal efficiency for the HRSG to have a thermal efficiency of at least 92%, and for the exhaust gas exiting the HRSG to contain oxygen in a range of 2% to 8%.
Abstract: A solar water-heating panel is provided, comprising a plurality of risers configured for utilizing solar radiation impinging thereon to heat a fluid therein. Each riser comprises a riser wall defining a fluid path for flow therethrough of the fluid. The panel further comprises one or more headers for facilitating delivery of the fluid between the panel and an external source of the fluid. The risers are parallely-arranged and separate from one another, and each comprises a longitudinal fin projecting sidewardly therefrom toward, and contacting, an adjacent riser.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 27, 2017
Date of Patent:
June 23, 2020
Assignee:
MAGEN ECO ENERGY A.C.S LTD
Inventors:
Rotem Cohen, Ilan Shleifer, Michael Sessler, Michel Ben Gavriel Plaschkes
Abstract: A device for converting heat into mechanical energy is disclosed. The device includes a channel flow boiler having at least one channel adapted to heat a working fluid for generating a liquid-gas mixture; an expansion device adapted to expand the liquid-gas mixture; and a movable element arranged such that the expanding liquid-gas mixture at least partially converts an internal and/or kinetic energy of the liquid-gas mixture into mechanical energy associated with the movable element; wherein the channel flow boiler and/or the expansion device is adapted to supply heat to the liquid-gas mixture.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 16, 2014
Date of Patent:
June 16, 2020
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Brian Burg, Bruno Michel, Chin Lee Ong, Stephan Paredes, Patrick Ruch
Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-tilt spring mechanism and tension mounting mechanism for a ball and socket mounting device (1), consisting of an outer ball shell (16) provided with a guide member (18) disposed in an outer housing (15); an inner ball (5) disposed in the outer ball shell (16) and having a neck portion (10), a slit (9) and a slide with bore (20); a socket (24), and a cap (17), with a mounting disc (2), provided with an adjustment screw (3), being attached to the neck portion (10) of the inner ball (5).
Abstract: A boiler is disclosed in which the furnace is divided into a lower furnace and an upper furnace. The lower furnace uses water-cooled membrane walls, while the upper furnace uses steam-cooled membrane walls that act as superheating surfaces. The upper furnace and the convection pass are also located next to each other, so that they share a common steam-cooled wall. There is no open pass between the furnace and the convection pass.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 5, 2016
Date of Patent:
September 17, 2019
Assignee:
The Babcock & Wilcox Company
Inventors:
Eric L Wells, Roger A Detzel, Albert J Bennett, Steven D Thayer
Abstract: The boiler (1) according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a boiler main body (3) and a steel support frame (5) that suspends and supports the boiler main body (3). The boiler main body (3) is provided with: a furnace wall (11) composed of water pipes (15) and plate-like fins (16) arranged in an alternating manner; an internal element (4) housed inside the furnace wall (11); and a buffering mechanism (20) configured to attenuate vibration energy when relative displacement, of the internal element (4) with respect to the furnace wall (11), occurs that exceeds a predetermined value. The buffering mechanism (20) is disposed between the furnace wall (11) and the internal element (4) in the main vibration direction of the internal element (4), and the load on the buffering mechanism (20) caused by interference is transmitted to the fins (16).
Abstract: A chemical recovery boiler (100), including a furnace (1), comprising a front wall (2), a back wall (3), and the back wall (3) comprising a nose arch (4). The boiler further comprises at least one superheater (5) arranged in upper part of the furnace (1), and a screen pipe system (6), comprising an obliquely arranged screen pipe section (7) positioned before/under the at least one superheater (5) in the furnace (1). The obliquely arranged screen pipe section (7) comprises screen pipes (8) ascending (i) either from the front wall (2) to the back wall (3), and arranged to turn back in a turn (13) from the back wall (3) and extend obliquely upwards from the back wall (3), or (ii) from the back wall (3) to the front wall (2), and arranged to turn back in a turn (13) from the front wall (2) and extend obliquely upwards from the front wall (2). The screen pipe system (6) further comprises a vertically arranged screen pipe section (9) extending from the obliquely arranged screen pipe section (7).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 5, 2017
Date of Patent:
April 16, 2019
Assignee:
Valmet Technologies Oy
Inventors:
Jussi Nyman, Taisto Rajala, Ari Saarela
Abstract: A multi-channel upright reformer for a fuel cell is provided, which has a simple structure by breaking from an existing complicated channel structure to allow fluids such as fuel and vapor to be stably flow, thereby improving durability and achieving an efficient reforming reaction and an efficient operation of the fuel cell. A method for manufacturing compactly a reformer by minimizing an area where heat exchange is performed and expand of a fuel cell due to the resulting decrease in manufacturing cost. Also a reformer for semipermanently using by frequently exchanging a catalyst used in a reforming reaction and supply the reformer at a low price by significantly decreasing cost consumed for the catalyst is provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 6, 2015
Date of Patent:
February 19, 2019
Assignee:
HANJUNGNCS. CO., LTD
Inventors:
Hwan Sik Kim, Hyeong-Kyun Shin, Chang Dae Oh, Jung-hyun Seo, Jin hoon Song
Abstract: A modular plate and shell heat exchanger in which welded pairs of heat transfer plates are placed in the shell in order to transfer heat from a secondary fluid to a primary fluid. The heat transfer plates are removably connected using gaskets to header pipes which are connected to a primary fluid inlet and a primary fluid outlet nozzle. The header pipes are supported by a structure which rests on an internal track which is attached to the shell and facilitates removal of the heat transfer plates. The modular plate and shell heat exchanger has a removable head integral to the shell for removal of the heat transfer plates for inspection and replacement.
Abstract: Vessel assemblies, heat transfer units for prefabricated vessels, and methods for heat transfer prefabricated vessel are provided. A heat transfer unit includes a central rod, and a plurality of peripheral rods surrounding the central rod and connected to the central rod. The plurality of peripheral rods are movable between a first collapsed position and a second bowed position, wherein in the second bowed position a midpoint of each of the plurality of peripheral rods is spaced from the central rod relative to in the first position. The heat transfer unit further includes a heat transfer element connected to one of the plurality of peripheral rods.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 20, 2015
Date of Patent:
May 1, 2018
Assignee:
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
Inventors:
David A. Tamburello, Anthony J. McWilliams, Bruce J. Hardy, Matthew R. Kesterson
Abstract: An arrangement and a method in a soda recovery boiler, in a furnace (1) of which recovery boiler there are arranged screen tubes (7) and which recovery boiler comprises a second pass (9) in which is arranged at least one superheater (4?). The second pass (9) is arranged for being cooled with cooling medium coming from the screen tubes (7).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 18, 2013
Date of Patent:
March 20, 2018
Assignee:
Valmet Technologies Oy
Inventors:
Piia Niemi, Markku Isoniemi, Tero Juutilainen, Kari Haaga
Abstract: A waste heat boiler has heat exchange tubes for indirect heat exchange of a relatively hot process gas and a cooling media, and a by-pass tube for by-passing a part of the process gas; a swirl mixer ensures mixing of the cooled process gas and the relative hot process gas exiting the heat exchange tubes and the by-pass tube.
Abstract: A carbon monoxide (CO) boiler or steam generator having a water cooled CO boiler floor with screen gas distribution inlet to enhance distribution of CO gas in a CO boiler. Either the front or rear wall tubes of the steam generator form an integral screen and the tubes continue, forming a membraned, gas tight enclosure. The floor has a “knee” to redirect the incoming waste CO gas up into the integral screen. The screen may be provided with tube erosion shields to prevent erosion of the screen tubes and to control the distribution of waste gas across the plan area of the furnace.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 23, 2013
Date of Patent:
March 7, 2017
Assignee:
The Babcock & Wilcox Company
Inventors:
Eric L Wells, John A Kulig, Daniel E Knopsnider, Jr., Richard A Wessel
Abstract: An evaporator 10 for evaporating a liquid includes a plurality of harps 20 disposed within a duct or chamber such that a heated fluid flow 22 (e.g., heated gas or flue gas) passes through each successive row of harps 20 of the evaporator 10. Each of the harps 20 includes a lower header 24, a plurality of lower tubes 26, an intermediate equalizing chamber 28, a plurality of upper tubes 30, and an upper header 32. The lower tubes 30 are in fluid communication with the lower header 24 and extend upward vertically from the lower header. The upper ends of the lower tubes 26 are in fluid communication with the equalizing chamber 28. The upper tubes 30 are in fluid communication with the equalizing chamber 28 and extend upward vertically from the equalizing chamber. The upper ends of the upper tubes 30 are in fluid communication with the upper header 32.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 26, 2009
Date of Patent:
February 28, 2017
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Inventors:
Donald W. Bairley, Wesley P. Bauver, II, Thomas P. Mastronarde
Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, furnace tubes for cracking hydrocarbons having a longitudinal array of pins having i) a maximum height from 0.5-1.3 cm; ii) a contact surface with the tube, having an area from 0.1%-10% of the tube external surface area iii) a uniform cross section along the length of the pin. (i.e. they are not tapered); and iv) a length to diameter ratio from 1.5:1 to 0.5:1 have an improved heat transfer over bare fins and reduced stress relative to a fined tube.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 3, 2015
Date of Patent:
January 10, 2017
Assignee:
NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
Inventors:
Jeffrey Stephen Crowe, Mark Andrew Taylor
Abstract: An electricity-generating system using solar heat energy comprises: a heat storage tank, a pair of heat-sensitizing units with valves, a steam turbine, a solar collecting system comprising a fixed body in the form of a mesh net having mesh openings, a condenser lens coupled to each of the mesh openings of the fixed body, a condenser unit installed at the bottom portion of the fixed body, which includes a collector lens that increases the concentration of energy focused through the condenser lens and transfers heat to the bottom of the body thereof; a heat storage tank combined with the bottom portion of the fixed body, which heats and stores the heat storage medium by heat energy transferred through the collector lens; a circulation conduit which has an upper plate-shaped coiled tube and a lower coiled circulation tube, which is stacked and contained in the heat storage tank.
Abstract: A furnace is provided suitable for metallurgical processes, comprising at least one section comprised of refractory bricks with an outer shell plate adjacent to the refractory bricks, including exterior bricks whose external faces adjacent the shell plate define gaseous media cooling channels extending along the exterior of the refractory bricks between them and the shell plate. The furnace further comprises cooling plates within the cooling channels and joints between the successive courses of bricks. Advantageously, the conductivity of the cooling plates is at least 5 times the conductivity of the refractory lining into which it is inserted. Suitable materials include copper and copper-based alloys, brasses, bronzes, cast irons, aluminum alloys, silver, high-temperature steels, refractory metals and their alloys, graphite, silicon carbide, and aluminum nitride.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 1, 2012
Date of Patent:
May 24, 2016
Assignee:
Hatch Ltd.
Inventors:
Sean Southall, Bert Wasmund, Maciej Jastrzebski, Frank Stober, Michael Parravani, Robert Veenstra, John Andrew Ferguson Shaw
Abstract: A compensations duct assembly [100] is described that provides a gas tight connection between a backpass [9] of a furnace [3] and an air preheater pipe [10] having one end fixed relative to a floor. The compensation duct assembly [100] has an air preheater opening [133] that is connected to an air preheater duct [10]. A liquid seal [120] is employed to compensate for the movement due to thermal expansion between the backpass [9] and the compensation duct assembly [100]. The liquid seal [120] provides a gas tight connection under various conditions of thermal expansion.
Abstract: A heat recovery steam generator (“HRSG”) includes a first casing having an interior enclosing at least one duct for gas to flow therein along a gas flow axis. Each duct is defined by duct defining members that are spaced apart from each other and extend into the interior of the first casing. A plurality of stiffening members are elongated along the gas flow axis. Each of the stiffening members are positioned between two of the duct defining members. The stiffening members and duct defining members have a substantially similar coefficient of thermal expansion.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 15, 2013
Publication date:
May 21, 2015
Applicant:
ALSTOM Technology Ltd
Inventors:
Donald Richard PALMER, Richard F. Moore, Ashok Prabhu
Abstract: A boiler according to the present invention includes: a plurality of heat transfer tubes arranged to form a cylindrical shape between an upper header and a lower header to constitute a heat transfer tube row; a boiler body cover of a cylindrical shape provided between the upper header and the lower header so as to surround the heat transfer tube row; and a heat insulating material provided to a predetermined region of a space between the heat transfer tube row and the boiler body cover.
Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for producing steam are provided. A steam boiler system may include a steam boiler. The steam boiler may comprise an enclosure with a burner, first and second fluid conveyance members, and one or more radiants therein. The burner produces hot combustion gases which warm the fluid conveyance members and thereby the fluid therein. The radiants are also heated by the combustion gases, and they thereby emit radiation which is absorbed by the fluid conveyance members and/or the fluid therein. The boiler system may additionally comprise a steam separator which separates out a steam component. The steam component can be directed back through the enclosure in a third fluid conveyance member to expand the steam before being fed to a steam engine to produce power.
Abstract: A boiler has an upper header, a lower header and a heat-transfer tube. The heat-transfer tube connects the upper header with the lower header. The hear-transfer tube is provided with projections such that a heat-transfer area per unit length of the heat-transfer tube is smaller in an upstream region than that in a downstream region of combustion gas.
Abstract: A steam boiler, comprising a boiler body accommodating water and steam therein and a burner throwing flames toward a central through-hole of the boiler body and water pipes formed to cross the inside of the central through-hole of the boiler body, and directly heated by the flames of the burner and an internal cylinder formed to cover the outside of the boiler body so as to form a space between the internal cylinder and the outer wall surface of the boiler body where burned discharge gas flows from the lower side to the upper side and an external cylinder formed to cover the outside of the internal cylinder so as to form a space between the external cylinder and the outer wall surface of the internal cylinder where air for combustion flow such that heat exchange between the air for combustion and the discharge gas is performed.
Abstract: An alloy for use as a welding overlay for boiler tubes in a low NOx coal-fired boiler comprising in % by weight: 36 to 43% Cr, 0.2 to 5.0% Fe, 0-2.0% Nb, 0-1% Mo, 0.3 to 1% Ti, 0.5 to 2% Al, 0.005 to 0.05% C, 0.005 to 0.020% (Mg+Ca), 0-1% Mn, 0-0.5% Si, less than 0.01% S, balance substantially Ni and trace additions and impurities. The alloy provides exceptional coal ash corrosion resistance in low partial pressures of oxygen. The alloy also increases in hardness and in thermal conductivity at service temperature over time. The increased hardness improves erosion resistance of the tubes while the increased thermal conductivity improves the thermal efficiency of the boiler and its power generation capabilities.
Abstract: A heat exchanger for a boiler, comprising, within a monolithic structure, at least one pair of mutually opposite manifolds connected by perforated pins inserted within a portion of space which is delimited by the structure and is designed to convey the products of combustion, the manifolds being adapted to provide the circulation of the fluid to be heated between an inlet connector and an outlet connector.
Abstract: A furnace tube arrangement for a steam generator is described. A plurality of furnace tubes disposed longitudinally form a generally planar wall structure into which burner throats are let at least two longitudinally spaced levels in familiar manner. Burner throats at the respective levels are so disposed that a vertical mid-line of each throat at a first level is laterally offset from a vertical mid line of a corresponding throat at a second level.
Abstract: Disclosed is a boiler for providing hot water to a heating system of a building and for simultaneously producing hot domestic water. This boiler comprises a heating tank provided with a water inlet and a water outlet through which water for use in the heating system circulates and an adjacent chamber annexed to the heating tank. This adjacent chamber is in direct communication with the heating tank and containing means for heating the water. The boiler also comprises a heat exchanger provided with a water inlet and a water outlet through which circulates the domestic water. This heat exchanger is made of a plurality of tubular coils of helicoidal shape that are located within the heating tank in order to allow heat transfer between the hot water within the heating tank and the domestic water that circulates within the tubular coils.
Abstract: An oil recovery process entails recovering an oil-water mixture from an oil bearing formation and separating the oil-water mixture to produce an oil product and produced water. The produced water includes suspended and dissolved solids and is subjected to treatment which removes suspended and dissolved solids therefrom. The treated water is then directed to a forced circulation steam generator that includes a furnace having a burner, water cooled walls and an evaporator unit. The treated water is pumped through the water cooled walls and the evaporator unit. The water passing through the water cooled walls and evaporator unit are heated to produce approximately 10% to approximately 30% quality steam in both the water cooled walls and the evaporator unit. The steam is collected and separated from a water-steam mixture to produce high quality steam, on the order of 95% or greater quality steam.
Abstract: A natural circulation water tube package boiler is assembled in a factory in two self-contained steam generating units. The first unit has a combustion chamber, but no convection tubes. The second unit has convection tubes, but no combustion chamber. Each unit has a mud drum, a steam drum, and tubes connecting the drums. Each steam generating unit is transported separately by truck or railcar to the operating site, where the rear end of the first unit is connected to the front end of the second unit by a large connecting duct; the mud drums of the respective units are connected to each other by water piping; the steam drums of the respective units are connected to each other by water piping and steam piping located above and below the waterline respectively; and the steam drum of the second unit is connected to the water drum of the first unit by water piping.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a user activated hot water heater and control system for processing hot water to hot water output locations, e.g. faucet, shower, or the like, such that temperature fluctuations and delays in hot water delivery are reduced. The present invention provides energy savings resulting from smart activation of internal and/or external recirculation systems. Additionally, trickle flow is detected and responded to based on temperature responses at various points in the main flow line of the present configuration. Simultaneous internal and external recirculations are made possible with advantageous placement of a pump within internal and external recirculation loops and a solenoid valve within the internal recirculation loop. The present system further comprises a means for adjusting the pump action in response to a thermostatic valve, temperature sensors advantageously placed in the main flow line to reduce dead heading.
Abstract: The present application provides an ice blast cleaning method for a layer of slag on a surface. The ice blast cleaning method may include the steps of maintaining the surface with the layer of slag thereon at an elevated temperature, shooting a number of ice pellets at the layer of slag on the surface, and loosening the layer of slag on the surface via a mechanical impact of the ice pellets on the layer of slag and a thermal shock caused by a temperature differential between the ice pellets and the layer of slag.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 6, 2010
Publication date:
February 9, 2012
Applicant:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventors:
Tian Xuan Zhang, David Michael Chapin, Robert Warren Taylor
Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid heating device for an automobile that comprises two independent liquid flow paths (10a, 10b) integrally formed in at least one part (1a) made of a heat-conducting material, each liquid flow path (10a) being capable of enabling a flow of liquid between a connection terminal defining an inlet and a connection terminal defining an outlet (12a, 12b), each of the connection terminals being capable of sealingly receiving a liquid supply duct or tube, and a heating means (14) thermally coupled with said part (1a) and capable of heating said part (1a) so that the liquid flowing through said flow paths can absorb the heat of said part (1a). The invention advantageously enables the very flexible use thereof for one or more systems requiring heated liquid inside a single vehicle.
Abstract: The steam generator includes a body, a pipe passing through the body and connected to the body such that both ends of the pipe are protruded to the outside of the body, and a heater disposed within the body to heat the body.
Abstract: Disclosed herein is an efficient heat generation device where fuel is burnt in a pressure gain combustion process. The heat generating system has an inner combustion chamber that is housed in heat exchangers. The combustion chamber walls, in one form, include fluid conduits. While different fluids could be utilized, water is most common and the term water herein is intended to define water and all functional equivalents. The water conduits (tubes) may be multi-pass longitudinal, parallel to the combustor axis or they may be winded around the combustion chamber in a spiral fashion. The combustion products exiting the combustion chamber enter the outer liner where water tube bundles extract the heat of the combustion. One embodiment also utilizes an air preheating stage. Heated water and steam generated in the heat exchanger stages wrapped around the combustor enters the final heating stage where it passes through the flame accelerators in the combustion chamber.
Abstract: To provide a boiler equipped with a water tube group performing heat recovery effectively and having expansion heating surfaces (fins or the like) of high durability, the present invention provides a boiler (1) including: a boiler body (10) having an inner water tube group (20) and an outer water tube group (30) that are arranged in an annular fashion; and a burner (40) arranged at a central portion of the inner water tube group (20), in which: intervals between adjacent inner water tubes constituting the inner water tube group (20) are closed except for portions where a gas flow passage is provided; and stud fins (22 and 32) are provided on a portion of at least one of the inner water tube group (20) and the outer water tube group (30) in a vicinity of the gas flow passage.
Abstract: Provided is a boiler equipped with a burner capable of realizing a reduction in emission of harmful substances using a liquid fuel such as kerosene or A-type heavy oil. A burner (20) is equipped with a nozzle part (22) spraying a liquid fuel into a combustion chamber (16) in a boiler body (10) formed by using a plurality of water tubes; provided around the nozzle part (22) is an air jetting part (27) constructed to control flow of air jetted from the air jetting part (27) so as to avoid short-passing of a gas produced by the burner (20) through a gas discharge port provided in the boiler body (10).
Abstract: Disclosed is a steam generator pipe which can be produced in a simple and economical manner and which has a particularly good heat transitional behavior having a large band width with various operational conditions. According to the invention, at least one insert is arranged in the inner chamber of the pipe in order to form a swirl-generating inner profile. The insert comprises a plurality of wires which wind, in a screw-like manner, along the inner wall of the pipe in the form of a multi-path thread.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 22, 2006
Publication date:
April 16, 2009
Inventors:
Joachim Franke, Oliver Herbst, Holger Schmidt
Abstract: A steam generator for generation of steam in a water tube boiler having first and second upright headers in sealed communication with lower and upper inclining banks of tubes communicating therebetween. An end portion of the tubes in the upper bank, changes to a declining angle toward its communication with the upright header. The declining angle provides for increased separation of steam from hot water in the tubes.
Abstract: To suppress corrosion of heat transfer tubes of a boiler under an influence of water, there is provided a boiler apparatus equipped with a unit for gathering boiler water (3) in a boiler 2 and a unit for adding the gathered boiler water (4) to supply water that has not been supplied to the boiler (2) yet. With this construction, boiler water with concentrated silica, which is an alkaline and corrosion preventive ingredient, is gathered from the boiler (2) in combustion by the boiler water gathering unit (3). The gathered boiler water is added to supply water stored in a supply water tank (15) by the boiler water adding unit (4), and this supply water is adjusted to have a water quality allowing suppression of corrosion of a connecting portion between a lower header (6) and water tubes (7) of the boiler (2).
Abstract: A boiler that enhances the efficiency of the use of heated gas streams to generate steam is provided. The boiler includes a lower drum, an upper drum, a plurality of conduits adapted to transfer heated fluid from the lower drum to the upper drum, a combustion chamber, and a series of heat transfer chambers adapted to receive combustion gases from the combustion chamber. The first of the heat transfer chambers is positioned above the second heat transfer chamber and receives the heated gas from the combustion chamber prior to the second heat transfer chamber. A method of operating the boiler is also provided. Though aspects of the invention are applicable to package boilers, other aspects of the invention are applicable for use in residential, commercial, or industrial settings.
Abstract: A boiler that enhances the efficiency of the use of heated gas streams to generate steam is provided. The boiler includes a lower drum, an upper drum, a plurality of conduits adapted to transfer heated fluid from the lower drum to the upper drum, a combustion chamber, and a series of heat transfer chambers adapted to receive combustion gases from the combustion chamber. The first of the heat transfer chambers is positioned above the second heat transfer chamber and receives the heated gas from the combustion chamber prior to the second heat transfer chamber. A method of operating the boiler is also provided. Though aspects of the invention are applicable to package boilers, other aspects of the invention are applicable for use in residential, commercial, or industrial settings.
Abstract: A boiler is described comprising a housing with a flue gas inlet for receiving a hot gas flame and an outlet for venting a hot gas produced by the hot gas flame, and a tube assembly mounted within the housing. The tube assembly comprises a lower manifold for receiving a liquid, an upper manifold for receiving a heated version of the liquid; and, a plurality of tubes disposed between the lower and upper manifolds. Each tube is shaped to provide a hot gas pathway that travels in a parallel fashion along at least a lower portion of the longitudinal extent of each tube in the tube assembly to the outlet, whereby the liquid introduced into the lower manifold travels in the plurality of tubes and receives heat from the hot gas along the extent of the hot gas pathway.
Abstract: Combustion method and apparatus for NOx reduction are capable of easily achieving NOx reduction to an exhaust NOx value of 30 ppm or under. The combustion method is to perform in combination a first NOx reduction step for suppressing generated NOx value to 60 ppm or under (at 0% O2 in exhaust gas, dry basis) by a low NOx burner, a second NOx reduction step for recirculating exhaust gas of the low NOx burner to a burning reaction zone formed by the low NOx burner, and a third NOx reduction step for adding water or steam to the burning reaction zone.
Abstract: A boiler (10) in which a liquid medium is heated and steam is generated. The boiler (10) includes a housing (12), and a burner (25) for generating hot combustion gases within the housing (12). The boiler also includes a lower drum (30) for receiving the liquid medium, and an upper drum (36) for receiving steam which is generated. A plurality of first tube banks (44) are disposed on both sides of the upper drum (36). The first tube banks (44) including a plurality of first fluid tubes (42) for establishing fluid communications between the lower and upper drums (30, 36), with each first fluid tube defining at least one inwardly extending portion (52). Also provided are a plurality of second tube banks (46) disposed on both sides of the upper drum (36), with the second tube banks (46) being disposed substantially opposite the first tube bank (44).
Abstract: A package water tube boiler has offset upper and lower steam and water drums located adjacent its opposite side walls, with a generally square combustion chamber between the drums. Connecting the drums are generally L-shaped riser and downcomer tubes including convection tubes and radiant tubes extending in vertical and horizontal runs along the sides, top, and bottom of the combustion chamber. The tubes, especially the inboard radiant tubes, are configured, and their entrances and exits to and from the drums are located, so as to permit increased efficiency and steam generation capacity without increasing the package boiler's outside dimensions, to shield the drums from thermal radiation emanating from the combustion chamber, to locate the boiler's center of gravity equidistant from its side walls, and to fix the upper drum to and support it by the boiler's end walls.
Abstract: Combustion method and apparatus for NOx reduction which are capable of achieving NOx reduction with the value of exhaust NOx under 10 ppm, as well as CO reduction at the same time. The combustion method for fulfilling NOx reduction and CO reduction by suppressing temperature of combustion gas derived from a burner comprises a NOx reduction step for suppressing combustion gas temperature in such a manner that suppression of NOx generation is preferred to reduction of exhaust CO value, thereby keeping NOx value not more than a specified value, and a CO reduction step for thereafter reducing exhaust CO value resulting from the NOx reduction step to not more than a specified value.
Abstract: A bendable hard type water tube includes a first tube with one end installed with a first seat, a second tube having one end installed with a second seat, a first buckle, a second buckle, a rotary shaft installed between the second buckle and the first buckle, a third buckle, an elastic body. The lateral sides of the first buckle, second buckle and third buckle are formed with a plurality of teeth. A resisting portion is installed on the press and resists against the third buckle. When a force is applied to the press, the angle between the first tube and second tube can be changed. When the press is released, the first tube is buckled with the second tube so as to change the direction of water flow to match the requirement of spraying water.
Abstract: A bendable hard type water tube includes a first tube with one end installed with a first seat, a second tube having one end installed with a second seat, a first buckle, a second buckle, a rotary shaft installed between the second buckle and the first buckle, a third buckle, an elastic body. The outer sides of the first buckle, second buckle, and third buckle are formed with a plurality of teeth. A resisting portion is installed on the press and resists against the third buckle. When a force is applied to the press, the angle between the first tube and second tube can be changed. When the press is released, the first tube is buckled with the second tube so as to change the direction of water flow to match the requirement of spraying water.
Abstract: A tube wall, division wall, or wing wall section (10) for a circulating fluidized bed boiler with improved erosion resistant characteristics has a reduced diameter tube section (40) adjacent the refractory covered by an abrasion resistant refractory tile (60). The refractory tile (60) is mounted to the reduced diameter tube section (40) with the upper edge of the refractory tile outside of or not extending beyond a solids fall line of solids in the fluidized bed to eliminate exposed discontinuities.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 6, 2001
Date of Patent:
December 10, 2002
Assignee:
The Babcock & Wilcox Company
Inventors:
David J. Walker, Donald L. Wietzke, Gary L. Anderson, Richard F. Romansky, Jr.