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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151739 | Device with fluid distributor and measured value recording and method for operation of a boiler with a throughflow of flue gas Certain techniques involve the use of a device including a fluid distributor which has at least one flow duct with an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The inlet opening can be connected to a supply line for a fluid. Means for moving the fluid distributor are pro... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7367288 | Upper bundle cleaning system of steam generator An upper bundle cleaning system of steam generator is disclosed which can clean heat transfer tubes and a plurality of tube support plates that support the heat transfer tubes and have slots, using a cleaning device transferred along a guide rail installed to an upp... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360508 | Detonation / deflagration sootblower A sootblower for cleaning a plurality of surfaces within an interior volume of a combustion device is provided. The sootblower includes a combustion assembly configured to generate a pressure wave and a delivery assembly having an outlet for delivering the pressure ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354046 | Sealing apparatus having sequentially engageable seals Advantageous seal systems are provided that include a barrier member movable relative to a shaft to allow sequential engagement of resilient seal members, e.g., lip seals, with the shaft. Movement of the barrier member may be effected manually or through introductio... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7225997 | Distributor bottom for the distribution of a gas charged with fine solid particles A nozzle distributor base for distributing a gas which is laden with fine solids particles, preferably for use in a fluidized-bed unit, in particular for the reduction of metal oxide-containing solids particles. At least one movable cleaning device on the distributo... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204209 | Lance for injecting fluids for uniform diffusion within a volume An injection lance for injecting a fluid over a predefined target area within a system includes a support block with an inlet side and an outlet side. A plurality of channels are disposed non-parallel with respect to each other within the support block and extend be... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185657 | Method and device for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease Disclosed is a delivery device for controllably delivering a prosthetic bulking device below a tissue surface such as below the mucosa to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease. The delivery device may be embodied in a deployment catheter, an endoscope, or an endosco... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7109446 | Method and apparatus for improving steam temperature control A system for analyzing the impact of operating soot blowers in a heat transfer section of a power plant determines a steam temperature influencing sequence and calculates a feed-forward signal to be applied to a steam temperature control system of the heat transfer ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7055209 | Method and apparatus for converting a sootblower from a single motor to a dual motor drive A single motor rack and pinion driven sootblower is converted to a dual motor version. The single motor version includes a lance tube which is advanced and retracted transversely on a carriage and is further rotationally driven by a translational mechanical drive wh... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7026598 | Vector-based targeting control for a water cannon A method for controlling the positioning of a stream of pressurized fluid against a surface zone of a stream generator to clean contaminants. The coordinates of a plurality of points of the surface zone to be cleaned are first determined. The coordinates are measure... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011710 | Concentration profile on demand gas delivery system (individual divert delivery system) Apparatus and method for delivering processing gas are provided. The apparatus for delivering processing gas from a vaporizer to a processing system comprises: a valve connected between the vaporizer and the processing system, the valve having a valve input connecte... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6969354 | Adaptable intraoperative or endocavity ultrasound probe An intraoperative or endocavity ultrasound probe for insertion into a patient is provided. An adaptable or adjustable section is provided between the handle and the transducer for rotating the transducer relative to the handle prior to insertion within the patient. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6925969 | Boiler wall box cooling system A wall box coupled with a wall port of a combustion device is provided. The combustion device includes a wall and an interior volume defined by the wall. The wall box includes a cooling chamber surface defining a cooling chamber located adjacent to the wall port. A ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6907847 | Ball-joint mounting for a water lance of a water lance blower A bearing system for a water lance of a water lance blower contains a ball joint having a ball with a surface and a diameter. The ball further has a passage, on and/or in which the water lance can be disposed. The bearing system is characterized in that a ball seat ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6772775 | Sootblower mechanism providing varying lance rotational speed A drive assembly for a sootblower which provides a non-constant rate of rotational motors of the lance tube through the use of non-circular gears in the drive assembly. The drive assembly is used to provide a uniform or near uniform rate of progression of a jet of c... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6764030 | Sootblower nozzle assembly with an improved downstream nozzle The present invention discloses a new design of the nozzle and the lance tube of a sootblower to clean the interior of a heat exchanger by impingement of a jet of cleaning medium. In accordance with the teachings of the present invention the sootblower design develo... | 07/20/2004 |
| RE38542 | Upper bundle steam generator cleaning system and method An upper bundle steam generator cleaning system including a cleaning head deployment and support device receivable through a hand hole of the steam generator and including retractable cylinders which raise the cleaning head up through the flow slots to position a cl... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6736089 | Method and system for sootblowing optimization A controller determines and adjusts system parameters, including cleanliness levels or sootblower operating settings, that are useful for maintaining the cleanliness of a fossil fuel boiler at an efficient level. Some embodiments use a direct controller to determine... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6691646 | Compact water lance blower A water lance blower for cleaning heat installations is disclosed. A water lance linked with a water feed conduit system is swivel-mounted with its orifice disposed in a hatch. The water lance can blow a jet of water through the heating installation in op... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6672257 | Upper bundle steam generator cleaning system and method An upper bundle steam generator cleaning, inspection, and repair system including a deployment support device receivable within the steam generator to raise a cleaning device, an inspection device, and/or a tool up to the upper bundles of the steam genera... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6637380 | Direct heating device A direct heating device has a tubular main casing formed by a wall member. The main casing has a first end adapted to be coupled with a support structure, such as a monoblock fastening flange. One or more water inlets and out lets are provided in the wall... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6581549 | Sootblower lance port with leak resistant cardon joint A cardon joint is provided for mounting in a wall of a boiler to accommodate a sootblower lance and to allow the lance to be manipulated with respect to the boiler wall. The cardon joint includes a wall box having a central opening. An outer ball having a... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6575122 | Oscillating sootblower mechanism A sootblower assembly for cleaning heated surfaces within a boiler or other combustion system of the long retracting oscillation type. A kinematic drive mechanism is provided for causing the sootblower lance tube to oscillate such that cleaning medium dis... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6543392 | Deployment system for an upper bundle steam generator cleaning/inspection device A deployment system for an upper bundle steam generator cleaning/inspection device, the deployment system including an elongated body feedable through an access in a steam generator shell proximate the tube sheet of the steam generator, the elongated body... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6523502 | Exfoliated magnetite removal system and controllable force cooling for boilers A method of controllable cooling of a boiler (10) and removing exfoliated magnetite from the boiler tubes (30, 31) employs flowing dry gas through the boiler tubes (30, 31) at a flow velocity above the terminal velocity of the magnetite flakes as the boil... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6513462 | Descaling device for steam generator A scale removing device for removes scale adhering to the interior of a shell-and-tube-heat-exchanger-type steam generator. The scale removing device is provided with a flexible lance (58) holding a high-pressure water hose (91) movable with respect to a ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6425352 | Sootblowing optimization system Removal of combustion deposits from a fossil fuel boiler surface is optimized by using a sootblower to direct a cleaning medium in accordance with adjustable operating parameters against a surface of the boiler to remove accumulated deposits. Following th... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6412449 | Segmented lance assembly A lance assembly for insertion into a steam generator chamber includes a hinged support for guiding the lance within the chamber which may be stored easily in a smaller space outside the chamber when not in use. One embodiment of the support has left and ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6390029 | Water heater with sediment agitating inlet A water heater has a cold water inlet bushing which screws into a threaded boss in the side wall of a hot water tank near its bottom. Cold water is injected through a pipe into the inlet bushing. A blind passageway is formed within the inlet bushing which... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6325025 | Sootblowing optimization system Removal of combustion deposits from a fossil fuel boiler surface is optimized by using a sootblower to direct a cleaning medium in accordance with adjustable operating parameters against a surface of the boiler to remove accumulated deposits. Following th... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6283069 | Drive system for a water lance blower A water lance blower for cleaning heating installations, wherein a water lance (6) is movably (5) arranged with its mouth on or in a hatch (2) and can blow a water jet through the heating installation, which is in operation and is flowed through with flam... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6267085 | Water heater with sediment agitating inlet bushing A water heater has a cold water inlet bushing which screws into a threaded boss in the side wall of a hot water tank near its bottom. Cold water is injected through a pipe into the inlet bushing. A blind passageway is formed within the inlet bushing which... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6178925 | Burst pulse cleaning method and apparatus for liquid delivery system A liquid delivery apparatus for vaporizing a liquid to produce a vapor therefrom. The apparatus incorporates a vaporizer with a surface arranged to receive liquid thereon. A liquid feed assembly is provided, including (i) a liquid source and (ii) a liquid... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6164956 | System and method for removing ash deposits in a combustion device A self cleaning port system and method provides for removal of ash deposits and build-up from around a port opening in a combustion device such as an industrial or utility furnace or boiler. The self cleaning port system includes a port structure for prov... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6101985 | Water lance blower with shortened water lance A water lance blower for cleaning heating installations, wherein a water lance (6) is movably (5) arranged with its mouth on or in a hatch (2) and can blow a water jet through the heating installation, which is in operation and is flowed through with flam... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6092491 | Boiler wash A washer for the flueways of a boiler which has an adjustable collar that is inserted between the boiler hood and the exhaust pipe. The collar has an opening through which a spray nozzle is inserted. The spray nozzle is connect to a hot water supply, and ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6051195 | Synthesis gas heat exchanger unit The present invention pertains to a synthesis gas heat exchanger unit with one synthesis gas radiant cooler (1), two synthesis gas convection coolers (23), one crude gas-clean gas heat exchanger (4), one crude gas-inert gas heat exchanger (5), and one dus... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6035811 | Water lance blower positioning system A water lance blower for cleaning heating installations, wherein a water lance (6) is movably (5) arranged with its mouth on or in a hatch (2) and can blow a water jet through the heating installation, which is in operation and is flowed through with flam... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5943984 | Side inlet for a water heater An inlet is provided for delivering water into a water heater through a port in its side. The inlet includes a conduit having a distal portion that extends toward a bottom of the water heater. That portion includes means for deflecting the water flow in o... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5920951 | Parameter sensing sootblower A PLC based parameter sensing sootblower having a retractable lance tube that is extended and retracted by a drive motor. A PLC sensing circuit is used to sense when the lance tube is fully extended and/or fully retracted. The PLC sensing circuit can be c... | 07/13/1999 |
