Steam generator supplied with secondary water from the bottom part
US5347959A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF22B37/228
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The secondary water supply for a steam generator is provided by a toroidal or semitoroidal collector (38) placed in the bottom of the annular recirculation space (32) of the generator, in a larger diameter part (36) of the outer envelope. The collector (38) has holes (40) ensuring a vertical mean flow of the secondary water into the annular space (32). The cross-section of the holes is chosen in such a way as to trap in the collector the migrating bodies or members from the secondary water circuit and which could damage the steam generator tubes. At least one access orifice makes it possible to extract these migrating bodies from the collector during maintenance operations.
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