121 |
Solar Thermal Power Plant |
US13641766 |
2011-04-14 |
US20130086904A1 |
2013-04-11 |
Dave Bent; Keith Davies |
There is disclosed a method of generating superheated steam for use in power generation. The method comprises: (a) preheating feed water to a temperature below its boiling point; (b) boiling the preheated feed water to produce steam; and (c) superheating the steam. The feed water is boiled by heat exchange with a heat transfer fluid which has been heated by heat collected in a first solar radiation absorption device. In addition, one or other or both of the preheating and superheating is carried out by direct heating in a further solar radiation absorption device or devices. The invention also relates to an apparatus for generating superheated steam for use in power generation. The apparatus comprises: (1) a superheated steam generating portion for generating superheated steam, comprising: (a) a preheater zone for preheating a feed water to a temperature below its boiling point; (b) a boiler zone downstream of the preheater zone for boiling the preheated feed water to produce steam; and (c) a superheater zone downstream of the boiler zone, for superheating the steam; and (2) a heat transfer fluid portion comprising a first solar radiation absorption device for heating a heat transfer fluid and being configured to transfer heat from the heated heat transfer fluid to the feed water in the boiler zone. One or other of the preheater zone and the superheater zone comprises a further solar radiation absorption device for direct heating of the feed water or the steam, or wherein each of the preheater zone and the superheater zone comprises a further solar radiation absorption device for direct heating respectively of the feed water and the steam. |
122 |
Integrated split stream water coil air heater and economizer (IWE) |
US12581637 |
2009-10-19 |
US08286595B2 |
2012-10-16 |
Brian J. Cerney; William R. Stirgwolt; Melvin J. Albrecht; Kevin R. Thomas; George B. Brechun; John E. Monacelli |
An integrated water coil air heater and economizer arrangement for a boiler has a feedwater inlet for supplying feedwater to the boiler, and conduits and a valve for splitting the feedwater from the inlet into a first partial lower temperature, lower mass flow stream, and a second partial higher temperature, higher flow stream. A water coil air heater for passage of air to be heated for the boiler contains at least one heat transfer loop in heat transfer relationship with the air, the heat transfer loop of the water coil air heater being connected to receive the first partial stream. An economizer for passage of flue gas to be cooled for the boiler contains at least one heat transfer loop in heat transfer relationship with the flue gas, the heat transfer loop of the economizer being connected to the heat transfer loop of the water coil air heater for receiving the first partial stream from the water coil air heater. A mixing location downstream of the economizer receives and reunites the first and second partial streams and a conduit carries the second partial stream from the feedwater inlet to the to the mixing location. |
123 |
HIGH EFFICIENCY FEEDWATER HEATER |
US13257666 |
2008-03-19 |
US20120037097A1 |
2012-02-16 |
Joseph E. Schroeder; Yuri M. Rechtman |
A feedwater heater (10) for a steam generator communicating feedwater through an external heat exchanger (12), a deaerator (14) that allows the use of carbon steel feedwater tubes, a first heater (16), an evaporator section (18) and steam drum (17) for communicating a portion of the feedwater in the form of steam to the deaerator (14), and a second heater (20). |
124 |
Condensing Side-Arm Water Heater |
US12306190 |
2007-06-26 |
US20090188447A1 |
2009-07-30 |
James D. Lutz |
An apparatus for providing a condensing side-arm water heater with improved efficiency. The condensing side-arm element recirculates exhaust gases into heating the cooler part of a water heater tank by the thermosiphon (or buoyancy) effect in a counterflow configuration, thus increasing efficiency of the water heater. |
125 |
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT, CONTROL, AND REGULATION FOR THE SOLAR THERMAL HYBRIDIZATION OF A FOSSIL FIRED RANKINE CYCLE |
US12267485 |
2008-11-07 |
US20090125152A1 |
2009-05-14 |
Mark Joseph Skowronski; Ronald Farris Kincaid |
A method of measurement, control, and regulation for a solar integrated Rankine cycle power generation system can include a central processing unit (CPU) which receives input from an operator and/or sensors regarding load forecast, weather forecast, system cost, and capacity or efficiency needs. The method can include activation, in various sequencing, of heat transfer fluid control valves, storage control valves, and at least one turbine control valve. |
126 |
INTEGRATION OF AN INTERNET-SERVING DATACENTER WITH A THERMAL POWER STATION AND REDUCING OPERATING COSTS AND EMISSIONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE |
US12131117 |
2008-06-01 |
US20090078401A1 |
2009-03-26 |
J. Edward Cichanowicz |
Methods, systems and apparatus for combining a thermal power plant with at least one data center. |
127 |
BLOWDOWN HEAT RECOVERY |
US10605830 |
2003-10-29 |
US20040194735A1 |
2004-10-07 |
Stewart
J.
Wood |
A method of recovering heat energy during blowdown of a steam boiler is described wherein thermal energy is recovered both from flash steam produced by blowdown water and the blowdown water itself. The flash steam is preferably condensed in the feedwater (or any open vented water tank) so as to recover the water volume of the flash steam in addition to its heat energy. |
128 |
Method of and apparatus for preheating the feed water for direct fired steam boilers |
US351448 |
1948-01-21 |
US2623506A |
1952-12-30 |
DAVID DALIN; VILHELM HAGBY GUSTAV; ALBERT WYKMAN TORSTEN GUSTAF |
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129 |
Feed-water heater. |
US1914846098 |
1914-06-19 |
US1180078A |
1916-04-18 |
ROCHELLE CARL |
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130 |
Steam-water heater and purifier |
US439574D |
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US439574A |
1890-10-28 |
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131 |
Feed-water heater |
US368147D |
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US368147A |
1887-08-09 |
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132 |
Boiler for steaming food |
US351094D |
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US351094A |
1886-10-19 |
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133 |
Heater for steam-boilers |
US308855D |
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US308855A |
1884-12-02 |
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134 |
Improvement in feed-water heaters |
US201649D |
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US201649A |
1878-03-26 |
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135 |
Steam generation apparatus and associated control system and methods for startup |
US15058040 |
2016-03-01 |
US10125973B2 |
2018-11-13 |
Randall J. Davis; Charles F. Noll, Jr. |
The current disclosure relates to a method of steam generation. Particularly, the current disclosure relates to steam generation supply apparati and associated control systems that are used for enhanced oil recovery. Certain embodiments are provided including methods and associated control systems related to the startup as well as main steam pressure header control or maintenance of a desired steam quality for such steam generation systems during normal operation. |
136 |
INFLUENCE ANALYZING APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING INFLUENCE OF COMBUSTIBLES |
US15700953 |
2017-09-11 |
US20180073724A1 |
2018-03-15 |
Seongjoon KIM; Byungil JUNG |
A apparatus may extract temperature for each region of a feed water and steam system of a thermoelectric power plant with respect to a combustible combination including one or more combustibles, extract one or more vectors for each region from the temperatures extracted for each region, generate one or more combustible clusters, each cluster including one or more combustible combinations having similar properties from the extracted vectors, and extract a characteristic component of a combustible combination that increases or decreases a boiler performance index from among one or more combustible combinations included in the one or more combustible clusters. |
137 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE HEATING FEEDWATER IN A POWER GENERATION SYSTEM |
US14957738 |
2015-12-03 |
US20170159932A1 |
2017-06-08 |
Surinder Prabhjot Singh; Dan Hancu; Benjamin Rue Wood; Wei Chen; Dwayne David McDuffie; Mark David Kehmna; Irina Pavlovna Spiry |
A power generation system includes a power generation plant portion including a feedwater heating system configured to channel a feedwater stream and a carbon dioxide capture portion coupled in flow communication with the power generation plant portion. The carbon dioxide capture portion includes a solvent circuit configured to channel a solvent stream through at least a portion of the carbon dioxide capture portion. The carbon dioxide capture portion also includes a heat recovery system coupled in flow communication with the solvent circuit and the feedwater heating system. The heat recovery system is configured to transfer heat energy from the solvent stream to the feedwater stream and to channel the heated feedwater from the heat recovery system to the feedwater heating system. |
138 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUID MEDIUM PREHEATING |
US15307700 |
2015-03-27 |
US20170074504A1 |
2017-03-16 |
Paul DROUVOT; Torbjorn STENSTROM; Klara BERG |
A preheating system for preheating fluid medium to be fed into the HRSG is disclosed. The system includes a feed line and a recirculation line. The feed line is adapted to feed the fluid medium to a Low Pressure Economizer (LPE) of the HRSG. The feed line is adapted to be adjoined to an inlet of the LPE, and an outlet of the LPE enables therefrom the flow of the fluid medium in further portion of the HRSG. The recirculation line is adapted to be connected between the outlet and the inlet of the LPE, in parallel to LPE to recirculate the fluid medium to the LPE. A particular method of preheating using such a system is equally disclosed. |
139 |
Steam generation apparatus and associated control system and methods for startup |
US14030618 |
2013-09-18 |
US09303865B2 |
2016-04-05 |
Randall J. Davis; Charles F. Noll, Jr. |
The current disclosure relates to steam generation and supply apparati and associated control systems. Particularly, the current disclosure relates to such steam generation supply apparati and associated control systems that are used for enhanced oil recovery. Certain embodiments are provided including methods and associated control systems related to the startup as well as main steam pressure header control or maintenance of a desired steam quality for such steam generation systems during normal operation. |
140 |
Geothermal assisted power generation |
US14124250 |
2012-06-26 |
US09273866B2 |
2016-03-01 |
Brad William Mullard; Behdad Moghtaderi |
In a coal fired power plant (17) incorporating a feed-water heater (10), energy is provided to the feed-water heater by pumping geothermal hot water through supply and return pipes (15, 16) from a geothermal reservoir (14) located beneath an adjacent coal seam (19). The coal seam acts as an insulating layer, increasing the temperature of the geothermal reservoir (14). Solar heat collectors (21) and (25) can also be provided to boost the temperature of the geothermal hot water and/or the feed water. |