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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6672259 | Method for positioning superheaters in biomass burning steam generators, and steam generator A method for positioning superheaters (2, 3, 4, 5) in biomass burning steam generators, and a steam generator. The steam generator comprises a combustion chamber (1), a flue gas duct (6), a steam circuit (7), and the superheaters (2, 3, 4, 5) positioned f... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6343570 | Steam generator, in particular waste-heat steam generator, and method for operating the steam generator A steam generator, in particular a waste-heat steam generator, includes first and second evaporator heating surfaces located in an elongate gas flue for hot gas. A first supply line for feed water is throughflow-connected on an inlet side to the first eva... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6152085 | Method for operating a boiler with forced circulation and boiler for its implementation The invention concerns a boiler comprising at least a first heat exchanger (10) with its inlet connected to a water supplying duct (18) and its outlet connected, through a first regulating valve (30) to a steam turbine, either directly, or through a secon... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5320070 | Method and device for using excess heat not required for operating a desulfurization device A method and a device for using excess heat of flue gas that is not required for operating a flue gas desulfurization device of a power plant is presented. Before being introduced into the flue gas desulfurization device. The flue gas is guided through pr... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5311844 | Internested superheater and reheater tube arrangement for heat recovery steam generator A heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) which contains multiple superheater and reheater tube units, each unit including an upper and lower header connected pressure-tightly together by a plurality of vertically-oriented tubes provided in alternate paralle... | 05/17/1994 |
| 4875436 | Waste heat recovery system There is provided a waste heat recovery system characterized by a boiler assembly including a heat recovery steam generator through which exhaust gas is flowed. The boiler assembly includes a high temperature steam tube heat exchanger, or superheater, and... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4738224 | Waste heat steam generator Waste heat steam generator for hot, dust-loaded gases under overpressure, with a gas feedline, with a gas exhaust line as well as with heat exchanger elements through which a coolant flows. The gas feedline is conducted inside a gas exhaust line, which op... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4418652 | Steam generator having a superheater tube bank The steam generator has a combustion chamber which merges at the top into a combustion gas flue having walls in the form of evaporator tubes. A superheater tube bank is suspended in the combustion gas flue in front of the evaporator tubes. The superheater... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4398504 | Steam generating heat exchanger A steam generating heat exchanger (2) for cooling a high pressure, hot gas laden with molten ash particles comprising an inverted U-shaped pressure containment structure (4,6,8) having various heat exchange means disposed therein. The heat exchanger is fo... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4244327 | Steam generator arrangement A steam flow path arrangement for covering the walls of the rear gas pass of a steam generator. The entire flow passes down the sidewalls with a minor portion then passing up through the rear wall to a superheater inlet header at an intermediate elevation... | 01/13/1981 |