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US 2014/0190698 A1Published application
Steam generator and method for generating steam
AssigneePratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc.
InventorJeffrey A. Mays
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Abstract
A method for producing steam includes combusting a fuel and an oxidant to generate heat in a combustion stream, and injecting impure water into the combustion stream such that the heat produces a steam stream including particulate matter precipitated from the impure water. A steam generator includes a combustion chamber that has an initial section including an oxidant feed that is substantially free of nitrogen and a fuel feed, and downstream from the initial section at least one liquid water feed
Claims18
A method for producing steam, the method comprising:
- combusting a fuel and an oxidant to generate heat in a combustion stream;
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- injecting impure water into the combustion stream such that the heat produces a steam stream including particulate matter precipitated from the impure water.
A steam generator comprising:
- a combustion chamber having an initial section including an oxidant feed and a fuel feed, and downstream from the initial section, at least one impure water feed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.