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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136851 | Access door with inside latch release An apparatus and method providing a quick-release latch mechanism for a walled enclosure access door. The latch mechanism includes a striker with one end slidably inserted into the enclosure and the other end located outside the enclosure. A keeper is located within... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136544 | Sealing arrangement with a segmented seal and pressure relief A sealing apparatus adapted for use in a pressure vessel such as a synthesis gas cooler. The sealing apparatus is of a segmented plate construction formed around an outer wall section of a conduit means of the pressure vessel that defines at least part of a passage ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8114359 | SNCR distribution grid An SNCR distribution grid for introducing a NOx reducing reactant into a flue gas flow. The grid is made of one or more elements which are formed by fluid-cooled tubes to which membrane pieces are attached, preferably by welding, to form conduits in between the tube... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113824 | Large diameter mid-zone air separation cone for expanding IRZ A large diameter mid-zone air separation cone is provided for decreasing NOx during burner operation by expanding the internal recirculation zone (IRZ) at the burner exit. The mid-zone air separation cone has a short cylindrical leading edge that fits in the outer a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8092766 | Redox method for capture of total gaseous mercury by wet FGD A method for capturing gaseous elemental mercury in a flue gas wherein a soluble mercury oxidizer is utilized to oxidize gaseous elemental mercury at a gas-liquid interface of a wet scrubber, and oxidized mercury product is removed prior to re-emission. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8056229 | Method of manufacturing a tubular support structure A method and apparatus particularly suited to the manufacture and assembly of cage-like, substantially cylindrical structures made of long, slender tubular components which, by themselves, are not self-supporting, employs an exo-skeleton structure to assemble cage-l... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8048818 | In-situ regeneration of a catalyst masked by calcium sulfate An in-situ method for regenerating a deactivated catalyst removes a calcium sulfate layer masking active catalyst sites. A reducing agent converts the calcium sulfate to calcium oxide, which is then removed, by reintrainment into the flue gas steam using soot blower... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047162 | Black plant steam furnace injection A system and method for quickly cooling and de-pressurizing a boiler arrangement in the event of a plant power loss, a.k.a. a black plant condition. A steam discharge system injects steam from the steam/water circuit into the furnace, thereby both cooling components... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042497 | Steam generator arrangement A method and apparatus effectively bypasses flue gas through or around selected boiler convection heat transfer tube banks within a new or existing boiler flue. Heat transfer tubes are removed, or omitted in the design of a new boiler flue, forming one or more voids... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8020457 | Apparatus for use in sample monitoring An apparatus for use in a sample monitoring system is provided and includes a first enclosure configured to enclose a probe body into which the sample is drawn, a sensor coupled to the probe body and configured to sense a chemical composition of the sample and at le... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007566 | Electrostatic precipitator having a spark current limiting resistors and method for limiting sparking An electrostatic precipitator including: a collecting electrode in a gas passage; a discharge electrode in the gas passage and separated by a gap from the collecting electrode; a power supply applying a voltage to the discharge electrode, wherein the voltage establi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8001788 | Method and apparatus for preparing pulverized coal used to produce synthesis gas A method and apparatus for preparing pulverized coal used in the production of synthesis gas combusted in gas turbines used in integrated gasification combined cycle power plants uses gas turbine exhaust gas to dry and convey pulverized coal from a pulverizer to a c... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000102 | Apparatus and arrangement for housing voltage conditioning and filtering circuitry components for an electrostatic precipitator A unitary-enclosure housing apparatus and arrangement for protecting and cooling the high voltage electronic conditioning and filtering circuitry components used for providing a high-voltage waveform to an electrostatic precipitator device includes a hermetically se... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993615 | Integrated flue gas dehumidification and wet cooling tower system A method and system for dehumidifying flue gas from a flue gas generating. Water is supplied from a cooling tower to a heat exchanger in the liquid in the lower end of a wet flue gas processor for cooling the liquid in the lower end of the wet flue gas processor to ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7931710 | Steam generator to contain and cool synthesis gas A steam generator used to contain and cool the synthesis gas produced by coal gasification processes employs radiant and convection surfaces, and an integral gasifier, in a specific arrangement to achieve a cost-effective, compact design. ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926432 | Low NOcyclone furnace steam generator A low NOx Cyclone furnace steam generator including redesigned or modified Cyclone furnaces, air flow distribution, and new or relocated air ports maintains and/or minimizes NOx emission levels from the Cyclone furnace steam generator while min... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7901647 | Enhancement of conventional SCR and SNCR processes with ammonia destruction catalyst An apparatus and method for achieving increased NOx removal efficiency from an emissions control portion of a fossil fuel fired boiler while controlling ammonia slip provides excess levels of ammonia above those levels conventionally employed in SCR and/o... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7842251 | Catalyst particulate diverter The present invention generally relates to devices for diverting contaminants into catalyst blocks; and in particular to devices for diverting particulate matter such as powdered and/or solid contaminants away from spaces around and between catalyst blocks. ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842113 | Extended water level range steam/water conical cyclone separator An extended water level range steam/water conical cyclone separator for separating steam from water in a steam/water mixture supplied to a steam drum of a boiler, has a housing comprising a conical portion with upper and lower cylindrical portions, and a conical van... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7776293 | Low-temperature, moving bed catalytic reactor for control of NOemissions from combustion An apparatus for low-temperature NOx-reduction is disclosed, which is useful in boiler installations used at electric-generating plants. The apparatus employs one or a plurality of moving-bed reactors wherein a moving bed of common base-metal catalyst is ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7730908 | Self supporting reinforced header A self supporting header has a horizontally extending header pipe of fiberglass reinforced plastic with a horizontal axis and a flange of fiberglass reinforced plastic connected to an outer surface of the header pipe by at least one web and extending along at least ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7721680 | Link type seismic tie for boilers A link-type seismic tie is provided between a steel structural support and a buckstay, and includes two horizontally arranged, parallel, and spaced apart link members, which are connected at their ends to large vertical pins. Each of the link members includes two ho... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7707782 | Absorber tower metal hood to concrete shell attachment An assembly and method for facilitating the attachment of a metal alloy hood to the concrete shell of a spray absorber tower, and compensating for relative radial thermal expansion of the hood and the shell during start up, shut down, and operation of the spray abso... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7669660 | Riser disconnect and support mechanism A riser disconnect and support mechanism for flexible risers and umbilicals on an offshore structure with low under keel clearance. A main body portion includes an inverted and truncated conical or convex section substantially at the center of the main body portion.... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7653999 | Co-extruded generating bank swaged tubing A method is provided for successfully rolling co-extruded tubing into drums of a boiler bank. First, a co-extruded tube is provided, containing a carbon steel base tubing with an outer layer of high alloy tubing. Next, the outer layer of high alloy tubing is removed... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7637699 | Steam/water conical cyclone separator A conical cyclone separator for separating steam from water in a steam/water mixture supplied to a steam drum of a boiler. A widened tangential inlet extends the axial length of the conical portion of the separator, increasing the width of the inlet while causing no... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637233 | Multiple pass economizer and method for SCR temperature control A control system for maintaining a desired heat exchanger outlet flue gas temperature across a range of boiler loads. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubular configurations in heat exchange contact with the flue gas with each tubular configuration having ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7632341 | Hybrid wet electrostatic precipitator A hybrid, wet electrostatic precipitator has multiple precipitation zones for removing particulate and contaminants from a flue gas stream. A first precipitation zone has at least one discharge electrode and at least one collection plate made of a metal or a fiber g... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7624707 | Re-oriented over fire air ports for reduction of NO production from pulverized coal-fired burners An over fire air (OFA) port arrangement for a pulverized coal-fired boiler or furnace has at least one OFA port through each of the sidewalls for injecting OFA to increase residence time for each burner level. Plural OFA ports may be employed, staggered both vertica... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7615086 | Assembly for ash separation from flue gas A particulate separator includes a plurality of perforated screens which remove ash particulate from flue gas. A rapper assembly dislodges ash deposits on the perforated screens by exerting a vibrating force thereon. Shafts, which are operatively connected to a rapp... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7614209 | Mechanically releasable shackle pin A mechanically releasable shackle pin arrangement that is readily operated by an ROV and is not affected by the hydrostatic pressures encountered at depth. A shackle body having two ends has a shackle pin received through bores at one end of the shackle body. A shac... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7588440 | Carrier air heating system for SCR A heat exchanger is provided in an air duct between an air heater and a windbox of a combustion means such as a boiler. Dilution air is carried to the heat exchanger from a dilution air fan in a separate duct. The heat in the air from the air heater is transferred t... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7587996 | Circulation system for sliding pressure steam generator A steam generator circulation system is provided and includes a boiler feed pump for forcing water through an economizer, and through the waterwall tubes of an evaporator. A separator receives a mixture of steam and water and sends the steam to a steam utilization u... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7587995 | Radiant syngas cooler A radiant syngas cooler used to contain and cool the synthesis gas produced by coal gasification processes employs radiant and convection surfaces in a specific arrangement to achieve a cost-effective, compact design. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7585476 | Process for controlling the moisture concentration of a combustion flue gas The present invention is related to a system for removal of moisture and contaminants from recirculated flue gas. The system includes a spray tower for spraying the flue gas with a liquid reagent to remove contaminants from the flue gas. A heat exchanger, integrally... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7578265 | Multiple pass economizer and method for SCR temperature control A gas temperature control system for maintaining a desired economizer outlet gas temperature across a range of boiler loads comprises a plurality of tubular configurations having surfaces that are in contact with the flue gas. Each tubular configuration, preferably,... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7565727 | Method of tube stub removal The invention is related to an improved method of removing tubes from tubes sheets. The improved method softens and elongates a tube circumferentially surround by tube sheet, wherein the softening and elongating steps allow for quick and easy removal of the tube fro... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7559294 | End support configuration for steam tubes of a superheater or reheater End support for parallel tubes of a superheater or reheater with a bend tubular portion, a linear tubular portion extending away from each end of the bend tubular portion, and a supporting member formed on a curved section of the bend tubular portion. The tubular po... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7533632 | Natural circulation industrial boiler for steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) process A gravity feed, natural circulation boiler for an SAGD process using low quality feedwater for carbonatious material recovery, has a large diameter steam drum with downcomers. A furnace of the boiler has individually replaceable membrane wall modules, each with uppe... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7493876 | Passive mixing device for staged combustion of gaseous boiler fuels A steam generating boiler having a matrix means for reducing combustion volume. Matrix means is placed in the combustion furnace of a steam generating boiler, preferably downstream of fuel and oxidant stream. Matrix means produces a shorter combustion envelope than ... | 02/24/2009 |
