Steam condensing module with integral, stacked vent condenser
US5653281A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/222
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air-cooled steam condensing module with an integral vent condenser has a steam header, one or more rows of condensing tubes between the steam header and a (generally lower) common condensate header. The module also has at least one row of vent condenser or dephlegmator tubes located adjacent the condensing tubes which connect the lower header to a vent header. The dephlegmator tubes may be of the same or larger diameter than the condensing tubes.
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