Steam-powered outboard conformal cooling system
US12202586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H21/02
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steam-powered outboard conformal cooling system includes a steam turbine, a cooler and a conformal heat exchanger. The conformal heat exchanger includes a casing, a lower cap, an upper cap and multiple heat exchange tubes. The casing includes an outer shell plate provided outside a hull plate, the outer shell plate and the hull plate define a seawater heat exchange chamber. A first end of each of the heat exchange tubes is communicated with a cooling water intake chamber, a second end of the each of the heat exchange tubes is communicated with a cooling water discharge chamber, the cooling water intake chamber is communicated with the cooler through a water intake pipe, the cooling water discharge chamber is communicated with the cooler through a water discharge pipe.
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