Vane configurations for steam dryers
AssigneeGE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
InventorsKhaled M. Ewida, Michael S. Defilippis, James P. Carneal
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Abstract
A vane configuration for a steam dryer according to an example embodiment of the invention may include a plurality of primary vanes arranged in a radial pattern around (and spaced apart from) a center line. Each of the plurality of primary vanes may be a primary corrugated sheet having alternating primary ridges and primary furrows. As a result, adjacent primary vanes may define a winding flow path, the flow path having an entrance and an exit relative to the center line. The cross-sectional area of the flow path may decrease, increase, or remain constant from the entrance to the exit.
Claims20
A vane configuration for a steam dryer, comprising:
- a plurality of primary vanes arranged in a radial pattern around a center line, the primary vanes being spaced from the center line, each of the plurality of primary vanes being a primary corrugated sheet having alternating primary ridges and primary furrows, and adjacent primary vanes defining a winding flow path, the flow path having an entrance and an exit relative to the center line.
A method of configuring vanes for a steam dryer, comprising:
- arranging a plurality of primary vanes in a radial pattern around a center line, the primary vanes being spaced from the center line, each of the plurality of primary vanes being a primary corrugated sheet having alternating primary ridges and primary furrows, and adjacent primary vanes defining a winding flow path, the flow path having an entrance and an exit relative to the center line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.